Delta State University Overview

Delta State University is a public institution situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. Cleveland is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Delta State University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Delta State University since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Delta State University is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 58% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Delta State University with a bachelor's degree make about $41,991 a year. That's 3% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Delta State University?

Contact details for Delta State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1003 W Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS 38733
Phone:	662-846-3000
Website:	www.deltastate.edu

Request Information

How Do I Get Into Delta State University?

You can apply to Delta State University online at: https://www.deltastate.edu/academic-affairs/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Delta State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Delta State University?

Delta State University has the high acceptance rate of 99%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Delta State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 630. Math scores were between 480 and 650.

Delta State University received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Delta State University?

The overall average net price of Delta State University is $17,059. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Delta State University, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,708 a year. That adds up to $26,832 over four years for those students.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Delta State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,331 undergraduate students at Delta State University, with 1,667 being full-time and 664 being part-time.

There are also 668 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,667 full-time undergraduates at Delta State University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Delta State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	560
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	929
International Students	83
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Delta State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at Delta State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Canada, and Nigeria.

Delta State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	40	62	0	102
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	52	26	0	78
Nursing	0	46	12	15	73
Business Administration & Management	0	10	60	0	70
Educational Administration	0	0	46	0	46
Air Transportation	0	23	16	0	39
General Biology	0	34	0	0	34
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	20	9	0	29
General Family & Consumer Sciences	0	25	0	0	25
General Business/Commerce	0	24	0	0	24
Geography & Cartography	12	9	1	0	22
General Psychology	0	21	0	0	21
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	10	7	0	17
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	16	0	0	16
Student Counseling	0	0	15	0	15
Social Work	0	15	0	0	15
Marketing	0	13	0	0	13
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	13	0	13
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	13	0	0	13
Biological & Physical Science	0	8	2	0	10
Accounting	0	5	4	0	9
Arts & Media Management	0	9	0	0	9
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	7	0	0	7
Management Information Systems	0	6	0	0	6
Communication Sciences	0	5	0	0	5
General Education	0	0	0	4	4
Mathematics	0	4	0	0	4
Music	0	4	0	0	4
Finance & Financial Management	0	3	0	0	3
General English Literature	0	3	0	0	3
History	0	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	0	3	0	0	3
Special Education	0	0	2	0	2
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	12	431	275	19	737

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kilobytezero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.