Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Ole Miss's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi.
Ole Miss has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 31,877 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi average (9,820 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Mississippi26,44921,5854,864
Similarly Ranked Schools31,87725,0476,830
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi9,8208,0541,766
The below chart compares the student population between University of Mississippi and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,025 male and 15,424 female students attending Ole Miss. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.71 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Ole Miss.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ole Miss
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total21,58520,5341,051
Men9,2348,722512
Women12,35111,812539
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ole Miss
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,8643,6191,245
Men1,7911,447344
Women3,0732,172901

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 19,737 White students (74.62%) and 2,818 Black or African American students (10.65%) at University of Mississippi(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Mississippi.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Mississippi
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native542133
Asian410184226
Black or African American2,0537731,280
Hispanic1,255535720
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1679
White16,6917,2119,480
Two or More Races609246363
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1899099
Total 21,5859,23412,351
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Mississippi
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native12012
Asian19179112
Black or African American765173592
Hispanic1556590
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White3,0461,1301,916
Two or More Races1044163
Race/Ethnicity Unknown582434
Total 4,8641,7913,073

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 22,895 students whose age under twenty five and 1,699 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Mississippi.
Especially, 59 students are younger than eighteen and 36 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Mississippi.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Mississippi
TotalMenWomen
Total21,585 9,23412,351
Under 1859 851
18-199,404 3,7875,617
20-218,576 3,6914,885
22-242,734 1,4271,307
25-29410 195215
30-34139 5485
35-3988 1969
40-4994 2173
50-6453 1637
65 and over28 1612
Total 21,585 9,23412,351
Population by Student Age at University of Mississippi
TotalMenWomen
Total4,864 1,7913,073
20-2181 1962
22-242,041 7031,338
25-291,445 637808
30-34475 195280
35-39316 114202
40-49367 96271
50-64131 26105
65 and over8 17
Total 4,864 1,7913,073

Online Student Population

At University of Mississippi, 16,416 students (62.07% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,904 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,396 students live in Mississippi where University of Mississippi is located in and 502 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total26,44921,5854,864
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,9041,195709
Enrolled Some in Online Classes14,51213,633879
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,0336,7573,276
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,9041,195709
Mississippi Residents1,396905491
Other State in U.S.502287215
Outside of U.S.633
Unknown000