Graduate Student Population in Mississippi
For academic year 2021-2022, total 24,304 graduate students enrolled in 16 graduate schools in Mississippi. By gender, there are 8,424 male students (34.66%) and 15,880 female students (65.34%) enrolled in graduate programs.
University of Mississippi has the most graduate students of 5,111 and Mississippi State University has the second most graduate students of 4,502 in Mississippi. You can view and compare the graduate student population along with tuition and other admission information at Mississippi colleges at Mississippi Graduate School Comparison page.
By attending status, 12,043 students enrolled as full-time and 12,261 students enrolled as part-time for graduate programs. Next table shows the 2022 graduate students population by gender and attending status at Mississippi graduate schools.
University of Mississippi has the most graduate students of 5,111
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24,304 | 8,424 | 15,880 |
| Full-time | 12,043 | 4,546 | 7,497 |
| Part-time | 12,261 | 3,878 | 8,383 |
Population by Race/Ethnicity
For academic year 2021-2022, of the 16 enrolled students in Mississippi graduate schools, 77 were American Indian/Native American (0.32%), 800 were Asian (3.29%), 8,576 were Black/African American (35.29%), 660 were Hispanic (2.72%), 6 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.02%), 11,737 were White (48.29%), 317 were Two More (1.30%), and 527 were Un-Known (2.17%). The number of non-resident alien students is 1,604 (6.60%). Next table shows the 2022 graduate school students population by race/ethnicity and state at Mississippi graduate schools.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24,304 | 8,424 | 15,880 |
| American Indian/Native American | 77 | 25 | 52 |
| Asian | 800 | 354 | 446 |
| Black/African American | 8,576 | 2,046 | 6,530 |
| Hispanic | 660 | 289 | 371 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| White | 11,737 | 4,455 | 7,282 |
| Two More | 317 | 109 | 208 |
| Un-Known | 527 | 195 | 332 |
| Non-resident Alien | 1,604 | 947 | 657 |
