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Delta State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Cleveland, MS
Population 30,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,613
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 49%
Black 43%
International 5%
Hispanic 2%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 31%
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 20%
Education 10%
Arts 7%
Professional 5%
Engineering, Computing & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $8,605
Est. Cost of Attendance $11,131
10-Year ROI $125,000
ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,683 (64th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (68th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 15 #472
Humanities & Social Sciences 6 #538

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 93%
SAT Range 925 – 1,210
ACT Range 17 – 23

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Delta State University 430 36% / 64% 4%
Mathematics 4 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 50% / 50% 0%
Biology 26 +1 23% / 77% 4%
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 7 0% / 100% 0%
Nursing 59 12% / 88% 2%
Physical Education 39 69% / 31% 5%
Accounting 9 33% / 67% 0%
Business 35 +1 49% / 51% 3%
Business Administration 12 +1 33% / 67% 17%
Finance 4 75% / 25% 25%
Health Administration 7 0% / 100% 0%
Management Information Systems 12 50% / 50% 25%
Marketing 5 40% / 60% 20%
Criminal Justice 6 50% / 50% 17%
English 4 75% / 25% 0%
Family and Consumer Sciences 19 5% / 95% 5%
General Studies 27 44% / 56% 0%
Geographic Information Science 5 60% / 40% 0%
History 4 50% / 50% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 14 43% / 57% 0%
Psychology 19 26% / 74% 0%
Social Work 19 0% / 100% 5%
Elementary Education 34 3% / 97% 0%
English Education 3 33% / 67% 0%
Mathematics Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Studies Education 3 67% / 33% 0%
Arts Management 9 78% / 22% 11%
Digital Arts 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Music 5 100% / 0% 0%
Music Education 5 40% / 60% 0%
Visual and Performing Arts 6 33% / 67% 0%
Aeronautics 9 100% / 0% 0%
Aviation 12 92% / 8% 0%