Delta State University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3673 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1025 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #955 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #9 of 18 | In Mississippi |
| #3094 of 3,646 | For Health Science |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 99%
- Undergraduates
- 1,889
- Graduates
- 667
- Male:Female Ratio
- 36:64
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- deltastate.edu
Delta State University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Delta State University has an acceptance rate of 99% and is among the 24% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 99% | 97% | 99% |
| Applicants | 936 | 392 | 544 |
| Admissions | 923 | 382 | 541 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 212 | 98 | 114 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 5 | 1 | 4 |
943 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
776 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
16 or 8%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 940
or below
75% of them
had 1280
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Delta State University are 940-1280 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
195 or 92%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 17
or below
75% of them
had 24
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Delta State University are 17-24 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT/ACT | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Other Tests | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 1360 (53%) |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 923 (36%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 84 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 74 (3%) |
| Hispanic | 62 (2%) |
| Two or more races | 36 (1%) |
| Asian | 11 (0.4%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $8,631
- Students receiving aid
- 98%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $8,435 | $8,435 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,435 | $8,435 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $8,435 | $8,435 |
| Fee in-district | $170 | $170 |
| Fee in-state | $170 | $170 |
| Fee out-of-state | $170 | $170 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 1,277 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $8,317 |
| Room charge | $4,625 |
| Meal charge | $3,692 |
Delta State University majors
Delta State University has granted 462 bachelor's degrees across 33 programs, 385 master's across 16 programs, and 13 doctorate degrees across 2 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Delta State University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 15 | 99 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 63 | 31 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 42 | 29 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 61 | ||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 53 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 46 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 36 | ||
| Aviation & Airway Management and Operations | 32 | ||
| Accounting | 12 | 13 | |
| Psychology, General | 25 | ||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 22 | ||
| General Studies | 21 | ||
| Social Work | 20 | ||
| Business & Commerce, General | 19 | ||
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 9 | 8 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 16 | ||
| Airline & Commercial & Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | 13 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 13 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 13 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 10 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 7 | 3 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 10 | ||
| Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General | 9 | ||
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other | 9 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 4 | 5 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 9 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 9 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 8 | ||
| Education, General | 7 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 6 | ||
| Nursing Practice | 6 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 5 | ||
| Music, General | 5 | ||
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | 5 | ||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 5 | ||
| Finance, General | 4 | ||
| History, General | 4 | ||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 4 | ||
| Digital Arts | 3 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 3 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 3 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 2 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 462 | 385 | 13 |
Delta State University has a graduation rate of 46%, which is among the 35% lowest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 46% | 38% | 52% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Delta State University has published 869 scientific papers with 4,392 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Environmental Science, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Psychology, Computer Science, and Mathematics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 13 |
| 1992 | 2 | 11 |
| 1993 | 4 | 14 |
| 1994 | 4 | 12 |
| 1995 | 4 | 20 |
| 1996 | 6 | 19 |
| 1997 | 2 | 21 |
| 1998 | 4 | 7 |
| 1999 | 2 | 16 |
| 2000 | 6 | 19 |
| 2001 | 3 | 16 |
| 2002 | 3 | 20 |
| 2003 | 8 | 18 |
| 2004 | 8 | 34 |
| 2005 | 12 | 49 |
| 2006 | 7 | 44 |
| 2007 | 6 | 59 |
| 2008 | 10 | 62 |
| 2009 | 14 | 71 |
| 2010 | 5 | 75 |
| 2011 | 21 | 90 |
| 2012 | 28 | 113 |
| 2013 | 44 | 135 |
| 2014 | 54 | 193 |
| 2015 | 50 | 207 |
| 2016 | 55 | 214 |
| 2017 | 50 | 232 |
| 2018 | 63 | 263 |
| 2019 | 49 | 332 |
| 2020 | 72 | 395 |
| 2021 | 60 | 444 |
| 2022 | 64 | 445 |
| 2023 | 51 | 550 |
Delta State University alumni
-
John Grisham
- Occupations
- television producernovelistchildren's writerlawyermissionary
- Biography
-
John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing.
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Lusia Harris
- Enrolled in Delta State University
- Studied in 1973-1977
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
-
Lusia Mae Harris was an American professional basketball player. Harris is considered to be one of the pioneers of women's basketball. She played for Delta State University and won three consecutive Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championships, the predecessors to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships, from 1975 to 1977. In international level, she represented the United States' national team and won the silver medal in the 1976 Olympic Games, the first women's basketball tournament in the Olympic Games. She played professional basketball with the Houston Angels of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) and was the first and only woman ever officially drafted by the National Basketball Association (NBA). For her achievements, Harris was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Mark Hudspeth
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
-
Mark Douglas Hudspeth is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Gulf Shores High School in Gulf Shores, Alabama, a position he has held since 2021. Hudspeth served as the head football coach at the University of North Alabama from 2002 to 2008, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 2011 to 2017, and Austin Peay State University in 2019.
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Steve Azar
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwriter
- Biography
-
Stephen Thomas Azar is an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and philanthropist. Active since 1996, he has released a total of seven studio albums: one on the former River North Records, one on Mercury Nashville, and five independently. Azar has charted nine times on Billboard Hot Country Songs, most successfully with his late 2001-early 2002 hit "I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday)", which reached the number two position there. After leaving Mercury in 2005, Azar began recording independently; Slide On Over Here, his second independently-released album, charted the top-40 country singles "Moo La Moo" and "Sunshine (Everybody Needs a Little)" in 2009.
General info
| Founded | 1924 |
|---|---|
| Colors | green, white |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-May) |
| Total FTE staff | 524 |
| Carnegie classification | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Location and contacts
| Address | 1003 W Sunflower Road Cleveland, Mississippi, 38733 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 11,000 |
| Phone | 6628463000 |