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Delta State University
Mission Statement:
As a regional Carnegie Master's I university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, Delta State University serves as an educational and cultural center for the Mississippi Delta, emphasizing service to the Northern Delta counties and its campus centers in Clarksdale and Greenville. The University offers undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of study leading to baccalaureate and master's degrees in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and the School of Nursing, as well as a Doctorate in Education. Emphasis is placed on excellence in instruction, followed by service and research in the creation of a community of scholars. With special attention to small classes, a friendly environment, and a broad liberal arts foundation, the University encourages significant student-faculty interactions. Delta State provides programs and services that promote intellectual, cultural, ethical, physical, and social development. Students from different cultural, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds will develop the ability to respect and evaluate the thoughts of others; to develop, assess, and express their own thoughts effectively; and to use the techniques of research and performance associated with their disciplines.
Address:
Hwy 8 West
Cleveland, MS 38733
Phone:
General: (662) 846-4000
Admissions: (662) 846-4018
Financial aid: (662) 846-4670
Degrees offered:
AccountingClassification:
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Highest degree offered: Doctoral
Carnegie class: Masters Colleges and Universities I
These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the masters degree. They award 40 or more masters degrees per year across three or more disciplines.
Enrollment Information:
| Total enrollment: | 3990 | ||
| Total undergraduate: | 3217 | ||
| Total graduate: | 773 | ||
| Total professional: | 0 | ||
| Total full-time: | 2958 | ||
| Full-time undergraduate: | 2687 | ||
| Full-time graduate: | 271 | ||
| Full-time professional: | 0 | ||
| Total part-time: | 1032 | ||
| Part-time undergraduate: | 530 | ||
| Part-time graduate: | 502 | ||
| Part-time professional: | 0 | ||
| Men total: | 1478 | ||
| Women total: | 2512 | ||
| Nonresident alien: | 0 | (00.00%) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | (00.23%) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander: | 16 | (00.40%) | |
| Black non-Hispanic: | 1610 | (40.35%) | |
| Hispanic: | 22 | (00.55%) | |
| White non-Hispanic: | 2333 | (58.47%) | |
| Race/ethnicity unknown: | 0 | (00.00%) |
