11/13/2019 - Jackson, Miss.
Fall enrollment at Mississippi Public Universities remains level when compared to Fall 2018 figures. Fall enrollment for 2019 is 77,896 for the system, compared to 79,193 students enrolled in Fall 2018, representing a 1.6 percent decrease.
"Mississippi Public Universities are preparing the workforce of the future," said Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr., Commissioner of Higher Education. "As these students graduate and enter the workforce, they will earn more, pay more in taxes and be less likely to be unemployed. They will become the leaders in our companies and our communities and contribute to the betterment of our state."
Total Student Enrollment, Fall 2018 and Fall 2019
| Institution | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Number Change |
Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University | 3,658 | 3,523 | -135 | -3.7% |
| Delta State University | 3,716 | 3,761 | 45 | 1.2% |
| Jackson State University | 7,250 | 7,020 | -230 | -3.2% |
| Mississippi State University | 21,974 | 22,226 | 252 | 1.1% |
| Mississippi University for Women | 2,711 | 2,813 | 102 | 3.8% |
| Mississippi Valley State University | 2,285 | 2,147 | -138 | -6.0% |
| University of Mississippi | 23,090 | 22,273 | -817 | -3.5% |
| University of Southern Mississippi | 14,509 | 14,133 | -376 | -2.6% |
| System Total | 79,193 | 77,896 | -1,297 | -1.6% |
Source: Institutional Research Offices, November 7, 2019
Figures are unduplicated and count students one time regardless of on-campus and off-campus enrollment. Figures are based on enrollment as of November 1 of the fall term. Total figures for the University of Mississippi include students attending the University of Mississippi Medical Center:###
The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.
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