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#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
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Acceptance rate
99%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
21
Aid receiving
98%
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

UndergraduatesGraduates
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%
  • Full-time retention rate - 64%
  • Part-time retention rate - 21%

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.

Publications
869
Citations
4,392

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
528 / 2,777
Medicine
498 / 2,732
Biology
483 / 3,235
Environmental Science
352 / 2,629
Political Science
325 / 1,516
Sociology
315 / 1,513
Law
309 / 1,491
Psychology
302 / 1,529
Computer Science
286 / 1,747
Mathematics
263 / 1,267
Engineering
262 / 1,648
Business
233 / 939
Chemistry
230 / 1,914
Physics
230 / 1,209
Pathology
228 / 1,372
Philosophy
225 / 692
Statistics
202 / 894
Geography and Cartography
198 / 1,679
Economics
193 / 655
Genetics
187 / 1,393
Ecology
184 / 2,007
Geology
179 / 1,638
History
163 / 1,557
Biochemistry
148 / 1,386
Demography
144 / 402
Public Health
144 / 459
Archaeology
140 / 1,432
Development Studies
138 / 469
Surgery
133 / 562
Paleontology
130 / 946
Linguistics
119 / 342
Psychiatry
117 / 685
Quantum and Particle physics
111 / 492
Management
106 / 389
Botany
101 / 1,239
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
94 / 246
Organic Chemistry
88 / 1,023
Social Psychology
87 / 640
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
83 / 550
Education Majors
83 / 356

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
Academic rankings

Delta State University alumni

  1. John Grisham

    John Grisham
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    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.

  2. Lusia Harris

    Lusia Harris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-2022 (aged 67)
    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.

  3. Mark Hudspeth

    Mark Hudspeth
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    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.

  4. Steve Azar

    Steve Azar
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    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.

All 10 notable alumni

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

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