Mississippi universities see 3% enrollment rise in fall 2025

All but one MS public university increased enrollment in 2025. See latest IHL data here

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning released public university enrollment data on Monday morning, Nov. 3. See which universities grew.

Mississippi universities see 3% enrollment rise in fall 2025

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) announced data from Mississippi's public universities showed continued growth in student enrollment. According to the data, there was a nearly three-percent growth in enrollment in fall 2025 compared to fall 2024. Total student enrollment across the system is 81,961, compared to 79,817 in fall 2024. Some Head Start preschools shutter as …

Seven of eight public universities in Mississippi see enrollment growth

Alcorn State University was the only institution to show a decrease in enrollment, down 3.2 percent over the year.

All but one public Mississippi university saw enrollment growth in 2025

All but one of Mississippi’s nine public universities saw enrollment growth this fall. Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning reported Monday a nearly 3% growth in enrollment in fall 2025 compared to fall 2024. Total student enrollment across the system is 81,961, compared to 79,817 a year ago. Fueled by record enrollment at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, students flocked to universities statewide amid an …

University Of Mississippi Enrollment Up 5.2% From Last Year

Enrollment at the University of Mississippi, excluding the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is up 5.2% from fall 2024 to fall 2025, according to data released by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Monday, Nov. 3.  UM’s Oxford campus reported enrollment of 25,222 students for fall 2025, compared to 23,981 in fall 2024. The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., reported a fall 2025 enrollment of 3,183, a…