Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Mississippi College is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.7% of undergraduate students being women and 41.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,523, with 1,482 women and 1,041 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Mississippi College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 68.3% of undergraduate students being women and 31.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,727, with 1,179 women and 548 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 41.3% 1,041 students
- women 58.7% 1,482 students
Graduate Students
- men 31.7% 548 students
- women 68.3% 1,179 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 69.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,756 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 17.3% of the student body, with 435 students. Hispanic students represent 3.4% of the population, with 85 students, while Asian students account for 2.0%, with 50 students. Mixed race students account for 1.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 45 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 3.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 80 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.5% of the population, totaling 62 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 Mississippi College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 69.8% 1,756 students
- African American 17.3% 435 students
- Hispanic 3.4% 85 students
- International students 3.2% 80 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 62 students
- Asian 2.0% 50 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 45 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Graduate Students
- White 55.8% 961 students
- African American 30.7% 529 students
- Asian 3.7% 64 students
- Unknown race 3.4% 59 students
- Hispanic 2.9% 50 students
- International students 2.2% 38 students
- Mixed race 1.2% 21 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 54.7% 127 students
- African American 28.4% 66 students
- Hispanic 6.0% 14 students
- International students 5.2% 12 students
- Mixed race 2.6% 6 students
- Asian 1.7% 4 students
- Unknown race 1.3% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 33% 807 students
- 18-19 31% 753 students
- 22-24 17% 416 students
- 25-29 4% 101 students
- 30-34 2% 37 students
- 40-49 2% 37 students
- 35-39 1% 29 students
- 50-64 1% 20 students
- 22-24 31% 534 students
- 25-29 28% 492 students
- 40-49 13% 231 students
- 30-34 11% 199 students
- 35-39 9% 156 students
- 50-64 5% 93 students
- 20-21 1% 18 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Mississippi College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 231 | 54.35% | |
| Alabama | 72 | 16.94% | |
| Louisiana | 64 | 15.06% | |
| Texas | 16 | 3.76% | |
| Florida | 9 | 2.12% | |
| Tennessee | 9 | 2.12% | |
| Georgia | 8 | 1.88% | |
| Illinois | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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