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Delta State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Cleveland, MS
Population 30,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,613
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 49%
Black 43%
International 5%
Hispanic 2%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
From State 63%
From Region 21%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 20%
Education 19%
Health Sciences 15%
Arts 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Professional 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $8,605
Est. Cost of Attendance $11,131
10-Year ROI $125,000
ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,683 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (68%)

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 15 #444
Humanities & Social Sciences 6 #513

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 93%
SAT Range 970 – 1160
SAT Math Range 450 – 620
SAT RW Range 475 – 590
ACT Range 17 – 23

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Delta State University 430 36% / 64% 4% $48,266 100%
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,857 59
Mathematics 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $55,201 66
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,217 50
Biology 26 +1 23% / 77% 4% $45,341 42 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 7 0% / 100% 0% $49,670 54
Nursing 59 12% / 88% 2% $74,510 89 100%
Accounting 9 33% / 67% 0% $54,347 64
Business 35 +1 49% / 51% 3% $44,157 38 100%
Business Administration 12 +1 33% / 67% 17% $54,316 64 100%
Finance 4 75% / 25% 25% $58,088 71
Health Administration 7 0% / 100% 0% $49,285 53
Management Information Systems 12 50% / 50% 25% $55,224 66
Marketing 5 40% / 60% 20% $50,576 56
Criminal Justice 6 50% / 50% 17% $43,500 36
English 4 75% / 25% 0% $39,988 26
Family and Consumer Sciences 19 5% / 95% 5% $40,459 27 100%
General Studies 27 44% / 56% 0% $41,042 29
Geographic Information Science 5 60% / 40% 0% $48,394 51
History 4 50% / 50% 0% $41,834 31
Interdisciplinary Studies 14 43% / 57% 0% $42,125 32
Psychology 19 26% / 74% 0% $37,111 18 100%
Social Work 19 0% / 100% 5% $46,252 44 100%
Elementary Education 34 3% / 97% 0% $40,353 27 100%
English Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $42,434 33 100%
Mathematics Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $42,434 33 100%
Physical Education 39 69% / 31% 5% $42,434 33 100%
Social Studies Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $42,434 33 100%
Arts Management 9 78% / 22% 11% $35,492 15 100%
Digital Arts 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $36,017 16 96%
Music 5 100% / 0% 0% $36,098 16
Music Education 5 40% / 60% 0% $42,434 33 100%
Visual and Performing Arts 6 33% / 67% 0% $36,017 16 96%
Aeronautics 9 100% / 0% 0% $47,179 47 100%
Aviation 12 92% / 8% 0% $47,179 47 100%