Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
30,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours
2,683 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (68%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,577
Men / Women
46% / 54%
From State
63%
From Region
21%
Athletes
23.8%
Racial/Ethnic
White
46%
Black
42%
International
6%
Hispanic
3%
Asian
1%
Mixed
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 43.2% 43.2%
2012 Men: 44.3% 44.3%
2013 Men: 39.7% 39.7%
2014 Men: 44.5% 44.5%
2015 Men: 40.7% 40.7%
2016 Men: 39.7% 39.7%
2017 Men: 48.8% 48.8%
2018 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2019 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2020 Men: 37.8% 37.8%
2021 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2022 Men: 45.6% 45.6%
2023 Men: 56.4% 56.4%
2024 Men: 56.7% 56.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2017 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2011 Black: 35.6% 35.6%
2012 Black: 34.0% 34.0%
2013 Black: 40.9% 40.9%
2014 Black: 37.0% 37.0%
2015 Black: 43.1% 43.1%
2016 Black: 35.7% 35.7%
2017 Black: 36.5% 36.5%
2018 Black: 35.9% 35.9%
2019 Black: 41.3% 41.3%
2020 Black: 34.8% 34.8%
2021 Black: 31.5% 31.5%
2022 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2023 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2024 Black: 31.4% 31.4%
2011 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2014 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2016 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2018 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2019 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2020 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7%
2021 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2022 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2023 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2024 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2011 White: 60.1% 60.1%
2012 White: 62.8% 62.8%
2013 White: 56.2% 56.2%
2014 White: 57.6% 57.6%
2015 White: 51.5% 51.5%
2016 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2017 White: 59.1% 59.1%
2018 White: 57.8% 57.8%
2019 White: 50.9% 50.9%
2020 White: 58.0% 58.0%
2021 White: 58.9% 58.9%
2022 White: 62.4% 62.4%
2023 White: 58.8% 58.8%
2024 White: 55.1% 55.1%
2011 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2012 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2013 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2015 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2016 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2017 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2018 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2019 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2020 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2021 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2022 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2023 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2024 International: 4.6% 4.6%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Black: 31.8% 31.8%
2021 Black: 34.5% 34.5%
2022 Black: 37.4% 37.4%
2023 Black: 35.6% 35.6%
2024 Black: 37.2% 37.2%
2025 Black: 42.1% 42.1%
2020 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2021 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2023 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2025 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2020 White: 56.2% 56.2%
2021 White: 54.7% 54.7%
2022 White: 52.8% 52.8%
2023 White: 53.6% 53.6%
2024 White: 50.5% 50.5%
2025 White: 45.6% 45.6%
2020 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2021 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2022 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2023 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2024 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2025 International: 5.7% 5.7%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Delta State University
413
43% / 57%
0%
$54,363
63
100%
Chemistry
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$55,353
65
—
Mathematics
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$62,596
77
—
Biological and Physical Sciences
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$52,783
59
—
Biology
22 —
18% / 82%
0%
$52,116
58
100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$55,100
64
—
Nursing
47 —
15% / 85%
0%
$85,644
94
100%
Accounting
9 —
44% / 56%
0%
$62,251
77
—
Business
32 —
72% / 28%
0%
$50,755
54
100%
Business Administration
20 —
50% / 50%
0%
$62,432
77
100%
Finance
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$63,922
79
—
Health Administration
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$55,071
64
—
Management Information Systems
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$63,293
78
—
Marketing
11 —
45% / 55%
0%
$56,872
68
—
English
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$46,113
41
—
Family and Consumer Sciences
9 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,505
43
100%
General Studies
11 —
36% / 64%
0%
$46,818
44
—
Geographic Information Science
8 —
88% / 12%
0%
$52,576
59
—
History
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$49,014
50
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
22 —
23% / 77%
0%
$46,147
42
—
Psychology
16 —
25% / 75%
0%
$42,656
31
100%
Social Work
11 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,163
60
100%
Elementary Education
31 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,383
42
100%
English Education
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$48,775
49
100%
Mathematics Education
— —
—
—
$48,775
49
100%
Physical Education
42 —
64% / 36%
0%
$48,775
49
100%
Social Studies Education
8 —
88% / 12%
0%
$48,775
49
100%
Arts Management
10 —
70% / 30%
0%
$40,795
26
100%
Digital Arts
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$41,399
27
96%
Music
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$41,380
27
—
Music Education
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$48,775
49
100%
Visual and Performing Arts
21 —
38% / 62%
0%
$41,399
27
96%
Aeronautics
9 —
100% / 0%
0%
$54,229
63
100%
Aviation
15 —
80% / 20%
0%
$54,229
63
100%
Criminal Justice
9 —
56% / 44%
0%
$49,109
50
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$9,040
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$9,155
Est. In-State Cost
$11,694
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$11,843
ROI Percentile
63th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
67%
4-Year Graduation Rate
32%
6-Year Graduation Rate
48%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3%
2012 Graduated: 37.0% 37.0%
2013 Graduated: 35.4% 35.4%
2014 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3%
2015 Graduated: 33.8% 33.8%
2016 Graduated: 34.9% 34.9%
2017 Graduated: 39.6% 39.6%
2018 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5%
2019 Graduated: 38.9% 38.9%
2020 Graduated: 39.0% 39.0%
2021 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9%
2022 Graduated: 46.4% 46.4%
2023 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9%
2024 Graduated: 48.1% 48.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 31.0% 31.0%
2012 Men: 32.8% 32.8%
2013 Men: 31.5% 31.5%
2014 Men: 26.1% 26.1%
2015 Men: 27.7% 27.7%
2016 Men: 34.0% 34.0%
2017 Men: 36.0% 36.0%
2018 Men: 36.3% 36.3%
2019 Men: 31.9% 31.9%
2020 Men: 30.1% 30.1%
2021 Men: 41.5% 41.5%
2022 Men: 38.0% 38.0%
2023 Men: 42.2% 42.2%
2024 Men: 36.1% 36.1%
2011 Women: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Women: 39.6% 39.6%
2013 Women: 37.9% 37.9%
2014 Women: 36.6% 36.6%
2015 Women: 37.4% 37.4%
2016 Women: 35.6% 35.6%
2017 Women: 42.4% 42.4%
2018 Women: 40.6% 40.6%
2019 Women: 43.2% 43.2%
2020 Women: 46.4% 46.4%
2021 Women: 45.5% 45.5%
2022 Women: 51.9% 51.9%
2023 Women: 51.2% 51.2%
2024 Women: 58.7% 58.7%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 25.7% 25.7%
2012 Black: 27.0% 27.0%
2013 Black: 22.1% 22.1%
2014 Black: 25.4% 25.4%
2015 Black: 21.5% 21.5%
2016 Black: 18.2% 18.2%
2017 Black: 21.2% 21.2%
2018 Black: 29.4% 29.4%
2019 Black: 29.2% 29.2%
2020 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2021 Black: 34.7% 34.7%
2022 Black: 37.8% 37.8%
2023 Black: 37.4% 37.4%
2024 Black: 37.1% 37.1%
2011 White: 36.0% 36.0%
2012 White: 42.2% 42.2%
2013 White: 45.5% 45.5%
2014 White: 35.7% 35.7%
2015 White: 45.0% 45.0%
2016 White: 45.7% 45.7%
2017 White: 48.7% 48.7%
2018 White: 43.8% 43.8%
2019 White: 45.8% 45.8%
2020 White: 41.3% 41.3%
2021 White: 49.2% 49.2%
2022 White: 49.5% 49.5%
2023 White: 51.3% 51.3%
2024 White: 54.5% 54.5%
2011 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 International: 25.0% 25.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 20.0% 20.0%
2015 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 International: 45.5% 45.5%
2017 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2018 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 International: 38.5% 38.5%
2020 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2021 International: 53.8% 53.8%
2022 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2023 International: 69.2% 69.2%
2024 International: 61.5% 61.5%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
20.8%
86
63% / 37%
0%
$57,350
69
100%
Education
19.9%
82
43% / 57%
0%
$47,871
47
100%
Humanities & Social Sciences
19.9%
82
29% / 71%
0%
$47,268
45
100%
Health Sciences
12.1%
50
14% / 86%
0%
$83,811
94
100%
Arts
10.7%
44
45% / 55%
0%
$42,099
29
98%
Professional
8.0%
33
79% / 21%
0%
$52,833
59
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
7.0%
29
24% / 76%
0%
$52,277
58
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
1.7%
7
57% / 43%
0%
$59,492
73
—
Research
⇅
Engineering
$0.1M
#398
50%
—
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.1M
#588
100%
—
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0
#525
—
—
—
—
—
—
Education
—
—
—
—
6
#378
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total
$0.1M
#626
73%
—
6
#513
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
85%
Yield (Unbound)
17%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
85%
85%
85%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 58.1% 58.1%
2012 Acceptance: 89.2% 89.2%
2013 Acceptance: 89.4% 89.4%
2014 Acceptance: 92.3% 92.3%
2015 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0%
2016 Acceptance: 89.4% 89.4%
2017 Acceptance: 86.9% 86.9%
2018 Acceptance: 85.2% 85.2%
2019 Acceptance: 94.0% 94.0%
2020 Acceptance: 99.6% 99.6%
2021 Acceptance: 99.8% 99.8%
2022 Acceptance: 98.6% 98.6%
2023 Acceptance: 99.7% 99.7%
2024 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0%
2011 Yield: 79.7% 79.7%
2012 Yield: 73.0% 73.0%
2013 Yield: 81.3% 81.3%
2014 Yield: 81.0% 81.0%
2015 Yield: 44.1% 44.1%
2016 Yield: 43.9% 43.9%
2017 Yield: 41.9% 41.9%
2018 Yield: 37.6% 37.6%
2019 Yield: 28.8% 28.8%
2020 Yield: 37.5% 37.5%
2021 Yield: 29.4% 29.4%
2022 Yield: 23.5% 23.5%
2023 Yield: 17.6% 17.6%
2024 Yield: 17.6% 17.6%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 720 720
2012 Applicants: 510 510
2013 Applicants: 472 472
2014 Applicants: 496 496
2015 Applicants: 845 845
2016 Applicants: 878 878
2017 Applicants: 879 879
2018 Applicants: 905 905
2019 Applicants: 1,072 1,072
2020 Applicants: 517 517
2021 Applicants: 901 901
2022 Applicants: 936 936
2023 Applicants: 1,242 1,242
2024 Applicants: 1,231 1,231
2011 Admitted: 418 418
2012 Admitted: 455 455
2013 Admitted: 422 422
2014 Admitted: 458 458
2015 Admitted: 735 735
2016 Admitted: 785 785
2017 Admitted: 764 764
2018 Admitted: 771 771
2019 Admitted: 1,008 1,008
2020 Admitted: 515 515
2021 Admitted: 899 899
2022 Admitted: 923 923
2023 Admitted: 1,238 1,238
2024 Admitted: 1,231 1,231
2011 Enrolled: 333 333
2012 Enrolled: 332 332
2013 Enrolled: 343 343
2014 Enrolled: 371 371
2015 Enrolled: 324 324
2016 Enrolled: 345 345
2017 Enrolled: 320 320
2018 Enrolled: 290 290
2019 Enrolled: 290 290
2020 Enrolled: 193 193
2021 Enrolled: 264 264
2022 Enrolled: 217 217
2023 Enrolled: 218 218
2024 Enrolled: 217 217
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
93%
SAT Range
920
–
1210
SAT Math Range
450
–
620
SAT RW Range
470
–
590
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 890 890
2012 25th: 860 860
2013 25th: 865 865
2014 25th: 840 840
2015 25th: 860 860
2016 25th: 910 910
2017 25th: 940 940
2018 25th: 950 950
2019 25th: 980 980
2020 25th: 885 885
2021 25th: 950 950
2022 25th: 940 940
2023 25th: 940 940
2024 25th: 925 925
2011 75th: 1080 1080
2012 75th: 1040 1040
2013 75th: 1045 1045
2014 75th: 1060 1060
2015 75th: 1080 1080
2016 75th: 1080 1080
2017 75th: 1200 1200
2018 75th: 1190 1190
2019 75th: 1250 1250
2020 75th: 1125 1125
2021 75th: 1190 1190
2022 75th: 1280 1280
2023 75th: 1190 1190
2024 75th: 1210 1210
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 460 460
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 455 455
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 470 470
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 470 470
2018 25th: 480 480
2019 25th: 510 510
2020 25th: 450 450
2021 25th: 480 480
2022 25th: 480 480
2023 25th: 460 460
2024 25th: 450 450
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 500 500
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 520 520
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 590 590
2018 75th: 600 600
2019 75th: 630 630
2020 75th: 620 620
2021 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 650 650
2023 75th: 590 590
2024 75th: 620 620
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 440 440
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 390 390
2016 25th: 440 440
2017 25th: 470 470
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 435 435
2021 25th: 470 470
2022 25th: 460 460
2023 25th: 480 480
2024 25th: 475 475
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 475 475
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 520 520
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 610 610
2018 75th: 590 590
2019 75th: 620 620
2020 75th: 505 505
2021 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 630 630
2023 75th: 600 600
2024 75th: 590 590
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2020 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2021 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2024 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
