by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Delta State University was awarded 104 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.
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College Factual ranked Delta State University as #1,349 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Delta State University held the #1,428 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 26 colleges in Mississippi, Delta State University is ranked at #10.
With an acceptance rate of 100%, Delta State University has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 9% 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 470 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Delta State University it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Delta State University is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Delta State University is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 20% for first-time, full-time students at Delta State University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,331 undergraduates at Delta State University with 1,667 being full-time and 664 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,441 | $11,468 | $15,064 | $16,984 | $17,343 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Delta State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Delta State University, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $6,381 a year. That adds up to $25,524 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Delta State University is 8.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Delta State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1003 W Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS 38733 |
| Phone: | 662-846-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.deltastate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/deltastateuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/deltastate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 99 | $30,582 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 73 | $34,151 |
| Nursing | 45 | $56,982 |
| General Biology | 42 | $23,731 |
| General Psychology | 29 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 24 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 22 | NA |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 20 | $22,853 |
| Social Work | 20 | $21,730 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,862 students took at least one online class at Delta State University. This is a decrease from the 2,273 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,862 | 762 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,273 | 823 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,853 | 646 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,732 | 614 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,745 | 669 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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