Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Delta State is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.1% of undergraduate students being women and 39.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,041, with 1,227 women and 814 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Delta State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.9% of undergraduate students being women and 32.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 686, with 466 women and 220 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.9% 814 students
- women 60.1% 1,227 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.1% 220 students
- women 67.9% 466 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 57.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,164 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 32.3% of the student body, with 657 students. Hispanic students represent 2.3% of the population, with 46 students, while Mixed race students account for 1.7%, with 34 students. Asian students account for 0.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 13 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 3.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 67 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.6% of the population, totaling 53 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Delta State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 57.2% 1,164 students
- African American 32.3% 657 students
- International students 3.3% 67 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 53 students
- Hispanic 2.3% 46 students
- Mixed race 1.7% 34 students
- Asian 0.6% 13 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Graduate Students
- African American 45.3% 310 students
- White 43.1% 295 students
- International students 4.4% 30 students
- Unknown race 3.9% 27 students
- Hispanic 2.3% 16 students
- Asian 0.6% 4 students
- Mixed race 0.4% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 52.8% 152 students
- African American 39.9% 115 students
- Unknown race 2.4% 7 students
- International students 1.7% 5 students
- Hispanic 1.4% 4 students
- Mixed race 1.0% 3 students
- Asian 0.7% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 31% 635 students
- 22-24 23% 486 students
- 18-19 20% 412 students
- 25-29 5% 107 students
- 30-34 2% 50 students
- 35-39 2% 32 students
- 40-49 1% 29 students
- 50-64 1% 22 students
- 25-29 25% 169 students
- 22-24 23% 157 students
- 40-49 17% 114 students
- 30-34 15% 102 students
- 35-39 11% 79 students
- 50-64 8% 54 students
- 20-21 1% 8 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Delta State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 173 | 67.05% | |
| Alabama | 17 | 6.59% | |
| Arkansas | 12 | 4.65% | |
| Georgia | 11 | 4.26% | |
| Tennessee | 11 | 4.26% | |
| Texas | 8 | 3.10% | |
| Louisiana | 6 | 2.33% | |
| Florida | 4 | 1.55% | |
| Colorado | 3 | 1.16% | |
| Michigan | 3 | 1.16% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% |
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