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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,605 undergrads, where 40% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−31% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.55

Diversity index vs. every college0.55
0.55
← 0.00higher than 43% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients40%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students37%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college40%
40%
← 0%higher than 66% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,605undergrads
Compared to every college1.6K
1.6K
← 19larger than 51% of 1,89337.8K →

32% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 40% take some

Where first-years come from

174 first-time students

17% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 83% are from Mississippi. Fewer from other states than at 61% of colleges.

  • In-state (Mississippi)83%
  • Other states17%
  • Abroad0.0%

Top home states

  1. Mississippi(home state)83% 145
  2. Alabama9.2% 16
  3. Tennessee2.3% 4
  4. Texas1.1% 2
  5. California0.6% 1

From 11 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

491

new transfer students, 74% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 90% of colleges.

461 full-time, 30 part-time.

Going on to another college

18%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 209 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

9.9% of undergrads study part-time.

Men20%
National median: 44%Below typical

80% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students9.9%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older22%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 644 students.

Housing

Beds

644

About 40 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

How the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 4% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Greek life

No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)