Delta State University
Cleveland, MS · Public · Town (remote) · DSU
Public institution in Cleveland, MS · 1,613 undergraduates · 100% acceptance rate · $41,991 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 25%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,778571st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,605438th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,605182nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,008497th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,390672nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,9911,519th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,2651,462nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.9%1,270th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.6%1,039th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 99.7%1,537th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1091700th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6131,068th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.1%581st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 283 mi (BNA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,518 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $25,580 | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $21,781 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1924source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Green and Whitesource
- Athletic nickname: "Statesmen & Lady Statesmen"source
- Campus size: about 332 acressource
- Formerly known as "Delta State Teachers College"source
- Formerly known as "(1924–1955)"source
- Formerly known as "Delta State College"source
- Formerly known as "(1955–1974)"source
- Athletic conference: Gulf Southsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Heritage Bell" (since 1979)source
- Notable alum: John Grishamsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,848,569 (M $1,253,913 · W $594,656)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Delta State University’s 1,613 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MS
- Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS · 1,593 undergrads
- William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS · 1,818 undergrads
- Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS · 1,370 undergrads
- Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS · 1,326 undergrads
- Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS · 2,290 undergrads
- Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS · 2,423 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA · 1,614 undergrads
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,612 undergrads
- Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CT · 1,620 undergrads
- Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · 1,606 undergrads
- The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, CA · 1,606 undergrads
- McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL · 1,600 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitedeltastate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 175616)
- Compare colleges in MSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MississippiEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Mississippi University for WomenSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Delta State University vs Mississippi University for WomenHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.