Student Population at Delta State

Total Enrollment

2,556

Undergraduate

1,889

Graduate

667

Online Enrollment

776

Men Students

942

Women Students

1,614

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,556 students have enrolled at Delta State University - 1,889 undergraduate and 667 graduate.

By gender, 942 male and 1,614 female students are attending Delta State University. By attendance status, there are 1,665 full-time students and 891 part-time students.

The number of students at Delta State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi.

Delta State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 776 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Delta State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 942 male and 1,614 female students attending Delta State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 Delta State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Delta State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,889	1,418	471
Men	762	596	166
Women	1,127	822	305

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Delta State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	667	247	420
Men	180	75	105
Women	487	172	315

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,360 White students (53.21%) and 923 Black or African American students (36.11%) at Delta State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Delta State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Delta State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	2	2
Asian	8	2	6
Black or African American	623	220	403
Hispanic	43	20	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,062	438	624
Two or More Races	30	17	13
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	60	29	31
Total	1,889	762	1,127

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Delta State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	3	0	3
Black or African American	300	67	233
Hispanic	19	9	10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	298	84	214
Two or More Races	6	5	1
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	14	2	12
Total	667	180	487

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,721 students whose age under twenty five and 556 students whose age is over thirty years old at Delta State University.

Especially, 175 students are younger than eighteen and 53 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Delta State University.

Population by Student Age at Delta State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,889	762	1,127
Under 18	175	63	112
18-19	381	162	219
20-21	548	231	317
22-24	466	217	249
25-29	124	43	81
30-34	45	13	32
35-39	31	11	20
40-49	42	10	32
50-64	28	6	22
65 and over	49	6	43
Total	1,889	762	1,127

Population by Student Age at Delta State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	667	180	487
20-21	5	2	3
22-24	146	46	100
25-29	155	47	108
30-34	120	28	92
35-39	63	18	45
40-49	120	20	100
50-64	54	19	35
65 and over	4	0	4
Total	667	180	487

Online Student Population

At Delta State University, 1,719 students (67.25% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 776 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, 636 students live in Mississippi where Delta State University is located in and 130 students have enrolled from other states.