Delta State University

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 338 (23.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Black 42%
International 6%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Delta State University 413 43% 57% 0% 35% 2% 0% $56,481 4 -0.91 61 97% 4.2%
Chemistry 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $59,706 7 -1.15 67 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $61,635 12 -0.89 70 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,818 8 -1.23 59 — — — — —
Biology 22 — 18% 50% 0% 45% 0% 0% $56,821 9 -1.12 61 96% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $54,979 16 -0.92 57 — — — — —
Nursing 47 — 15% 64% 0% 32% 2% 0% $84,533 18 -0.77 91 100% 2.9% — — —
Accounting 9 — 44% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $67,752 9 -1.25 78 — — — — —
Business 32 — 72% 56% 0% 41% 0% 0% $52,153 1 -1.32 50 96% 6.2% — — —
Business Administration 20 — 50% 40% 5% 30% 10% 0% $62,432 15 -0.79 71 100% — — — —
Finance 6 — 83% 33% 0% 50% 0% 0% $68,548 4 -1.05 79 — — — — —
Health Administration 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,271 34 -0.42 64 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 6 — 83% 33% 0% 50% 0% 0% $68,300 5 -1.38 79 100% — — — —
Marketing 11 — 45% 91% 0% 9% 0% 0% $59,000 4 -1.45 65 — — — — —
English 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,708 40 -0.33 44 — — — — —
General Studies 11 — 36% 27% 0% 73% 0% 0% $62,973 84 +0.54 72 — — — — —
History 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,841 48 -0.20 57 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 22 — 23% 45% 0% 55% 0% 0% $57,237 61 -0.01 62 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 9 — 0% 44% 0% 56% 0% 0% $48,224 18 -0.60 40 95% — — — —
Geographic Information Science 8 — 88% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $51,213 7 -1.25 48 — — — — —
Psychology 16 — 25% 50% 0% 44% 6% 0% $42,656 1 -1.88 25 100% — — — —
Social Work 11 — 0% 27% 0% 64% 9% 0% $46,480 13 -0.80 35 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 31 — 0% 68% 0% 23% 3% 0% $48,054 23 -0.63 39 100% — — — —
English Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,583 32 -0.54 49 94% — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $51,583 25 -0.59 49 94% — — — —
Physical Education 42 — 64% 45% 0% 45% 2% 0% $51,583 23 -0.76 49 94% — — — —
Social Studies Education 8 — 88% 50% 0% 38% 0% 0% $51,583 23 -0.65 49 94% — — — —
Arts Management 10 — 70% 60% 0% 30% 10% 0% $40,795 15 -0.86 20 100% — — — —
Digital Arts 5 — 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $41,399 8 -0.97 22 96% — — — —
Music 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $41,673 28 -0.55 22 — — — — —
Music Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $51,583 71 +0.52 49 94% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 21 — 38% 62% 0% 33% 5% 0% $41,399 39 -0.22 22 96% — — — —
Aeronautics 9 — 100% 44% 11% 11% 0% 0% $54,229 0 -2.63 55 100% — — — —
Aviation 15 — 80% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,229 0 -2.63 55 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 9 — 56% 44% 0% 44% 0% 0% $51,797 10 -1.12 49 — — — — —

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 61th

Retention & Graduation

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

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

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 20.8% 86 63% 57% 1% 31% 3% 0% $59,464 4 -1.17 66 98% 6.2%
Education 19.9% 82 43% 55% 0% 35% 2% 0% $50,249 26 -0.70 45 96% —
Health Sciences 12.1% 50 14% 64% 0% 32% 2% 0% $82,760 72 -0.78 90 100% 2.9%
Arts 10.7% 44 45% 64% 0% 30% 5% 0% $42,438 14 -0.39 24 97% —
Social Sciences 10.7% 44 25% 50% 0% 45% 5% 0% $46,307 2 -1.24 34 97% —
Humanities 9.2% 38 34% 42% 0% 58% 0% 0% $58,312 68 +0.12 64 — —
Professional 8.0% 33 79% 67% 3% 15% 0% 0% $53,566 7 -2.22 54 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 29 24% 62% 0% 34% 0% 0% $56,579 9 -1.15 61 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 7 57% 57% 0% 43% 0% 0% $60,808 6 -1.00 69 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.1M #398 50% — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #587 100% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 6 #377 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #625 73% — 6 #511 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 107 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 42 $495K $495K $0
Soccer 28 $251K $251K $0
Swimming 24 $195K $195K $0
Basketball 21 $434K $434K $0
Tennis 9 $131K $131K $0
Golf 8 $167K $167K $0
Total 239 $3.1M $3.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Swimming 24 $165K $165K $0
Basketball 23 $428K $428K $0
Softball 23 $305K $305K $0
Soccer 21 $261K $261K $0
Cross Country 6 $64K $64K $0
Tennis 5 $146K $146K $0
Total 99 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 107 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 49 $512K $512K $0
Swimming 48 $360K $360K $0
Basketball 44 $863K $863K $0
Baseball 42 $495K $495K $0
Softball 23 $305K $305K $0
Tennis 14 $277K $277K $0
Golf 8 $167K $167K $0
Cross Country 6 $64K $64K $0
Total 338 $5.0M $5.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 93%
SAT Range 920 – 1210
SAT Math Range 450 – 620
SAT RW Range 470 – 590