Student Population at Ole Miss
Total Enrollment
22,300
Undergraduate
17,302
Graduate
4,998
Online Enrollment
1,808
Men Students
9,326
Women Students
12,974
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 22,300 students have enrolled at University of Mississippi - 17,302 undergraduate and 4,998 graduate.
By gender, 9,326 male and 12,974 female students are attending University of Mississippi. By attendance status, there are 19,742 full-time students and 2,558 part-time students.
The number of students at University of Mississippi is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Florida State University and Ohio State University-Main Campus, its population is small (average population is 34,895).
University of Mississippi offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,808 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 University of Mississippi and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 9,326 male and 12,974 female students attending Ole Miss. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 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.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 17,302 | 16,240 | 1,062 |
Men | 7,430 | 6,879 | 551 |
Women | 9,872 | 9,361 | 511 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,998 | 3,502 | 1,496 |
Men | 1,896 | 1,445 | 451 |
Women | 3,102 | 2,057 | 1,045 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 16,706 White students (74.91%) and 2,621 Black or African American students (11.75%) at University of Mississippi(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Mississippi.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 58 | 23 | 35 |
Asian | 348 | 148 | 200 |
Black or African American | 1,858 | 719 | 1,139 |
Hispanic | 846 | 362 | 484 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 13 | 4 | 9 |
White | 13,472 | 5,852 | 7,620 |
Two or More Races | 429 | 175 | 254 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 16 | 13 | 3 |
Total | 17,302 | 7,430 | 9,872 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 5 | 8 |
Asian | 199 | 80 | 119 |
Black or African American | 763 | 199 | 564 |
Hispanic | 169 | 74 | 95 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | 0 |
White | 3,234 | 1,213 | 2,021 |
Two or More Races | 95 | 44 | 51 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 35 | 16 | 19 |
Total | 4,998 | 1,896 | 3,102 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 18,591 students whose age under twenty five and 1,852 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Mississippi.
Especially, 46 students are younger than eighteen and 29 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Mississippi.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 17,302 | 7,430 | 9,872 |
Under 18 | 46 | 12 | 34 |
18-19 | 6,935 | 2,830 | 4,105 |
20-21 | 6,723 | 2,821 | 3,902 |
22-24 | 2,769 | 1,447 | 1,322 |
25-29 | 391 | 170 | 221 |
30-34 | 148 | 62 | 86 |
35-39 | 98 | 36 | 62 |
40-49 | 128 | 31 | 97 |
50-64 | 43 | 13 | 30 |
65 and over | 21 | 8 | 13 |
Total | 17,302 | 7,430 | 9,872 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,998 | 1,896 | 3,102 |
20-21 | 48 | 10 | 38 |
22-24 | 2,070 | 739 | 1,331 |
25-29 | 1,466 | 658 | 808 |
30-34 | 534 | 217 | 317 |
35-39 | 330 | 119 | 211 |
40-49 | 402 | 117 | 285 |
50-64 | 140 | 33 | 107 |
65 and over | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Total | 4,998 | 1,896 | 3,102 |
Online Student Population
At University of Mississippi, 13,268 students (59.50% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,808 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, 1,330 students live in Mississippi where University of Mississippi is located in and 469 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 22,300 | 17,302 | 4,998 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,808 | 1,048 | 760 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 11,460 | 10,621 | 839 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 9,032 | 5,633 | 3,399 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,808 | 1,048 | 760 |
Mississippi Residents | 1,330 | 822 | 508 |
Other State in U.S. | 469 | 223 | 246 |
Outside of U.S. | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |