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Delta State University

Delta State University is based in the town of Cleveland, MS — a public campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Delta State University — 5.4% of its 1,620 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,183

family income
under $30k

$11,200

$30–48k

$15,514

$48–75k

$17,418

$75–110k

$17,117

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$13,5402023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Delta State University rose from $9,744 (2008) to $13,540 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$9,744
2009	$9,687
2010	$10,933
2011	$10,466
2012	$13,696
2013	$15,335
2014	$12,689
2015	$12,634
2016	$12,809
2017	$12,914
2018	$13,132
2019	$14,296
2020	$14,377
2021	$13,569
2022	$13,778
2023	$13,540

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$22,4452024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Delta State University rose from $14,250 (2009) to $22,445 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,250
2010	$14,250
2011	$15,776
2012	$17,213
2013	$17,749
2014	$18,887
2015	$18,217
2016	$18,317
2017	$18,668
2018	$19,306
2019	$19,770
2020	$20,678
2021	$21,105
2022	$21,506
2023	$22,008
2024	$22,445

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,696	$6,412
2001	$3,100	$7,174
2002	$3,348	$7,965
2003	$3,348	$7,965
2004	$3,582	$8,522
2005	$3,762	$8,702
2006	$4,008	$9,574
2007	$4,248	$10,250
2008	$4,450	$11,182
2013	$6,562	$6,562
2014	$6,562	$6,562
2015	$6,112	$6,112
2016	$6,418	$6,418
2017	$6,859	$6,859
2018	$7,246	$7,246
2019	$7,671	$7,671
2020	$8,121	$8,121
2021	$8,360	$8,360
2022	$8,605	$8,605
2023	$8,605	$8,605

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Delta State University reports published tuition by residency: $8,605 in-state versus $8,605 out-of-state — a $0 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Delta State University reports 1,620 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

48.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Delta State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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48.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Delta State University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 49.3% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 48.1%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	46.3%
1992 cohort	42%
1993 cohort	43.1%
1994 cohort	40.8%
1995 cohort	47.8%
1996 cohort	42.3%
1997 cohort	49.3%
1998 cohort	46.1%
1999 cohort	48.7%
2000 cohort	47.3%
2001 cohort	44.9%
2002 cohort	42.3%
2003 cohort	45%
2004 cohort	46.5%
2005 cohort	32.3%
2006 cohort	37%
2007 cohort	35.4%
2008 cohort	32.3%
2009 cohort	33.8%
2010 cohort	34.9%
2011 cohort	39.6%
2012 cohort	38.5%
2013 cohort	38.9%
2014 cohort	39%
2015 cohort	43.9%
2016 cohort	46.4%
2017 cohort	46.9%
2018 cohort	48.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,213	$3,888
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,838	$3,823
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,438	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,790	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,000	$3,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,835	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,000	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,800	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,001	$5,213
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,000	$5,175
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$13,294	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$14,499	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,675	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,888	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,750	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,750	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$18,000	$11,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,462	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,132	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,390	$7,720

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,265

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$38,771

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$41,991

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Delta State University admitted 1,231 of 1,231 applicants in Fall 2024. The 100% rate describes that application pool.

100%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,605 in-state tuition · 2023–24 1,620 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 925–12101600

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Admissions

Delta State University reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. Delta State University's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	475	520	590
SAT Math	450	530	620
ACT Composite	17	20	23

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Delta State University received 1,231 applications and admitted 1,231 (100%), with 217 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

100%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	34.2%
Fall 2002	29.5%
Fall 2003	31.3%
Fall 2004	29.1%
Fall 2005	26.7%
Fall 2006	29.5%
Fall 2007	29.2%
Fall 2008	22.7%
Fall 2009	24.4%
Fall 2010	73%
Fall 2011	58.1%
Fall 2012	89.2%
Fall 2013	89.4%
Fall 2014	87%
Fall 2015	87.3%
Fall 2016	89.4%
Fall 2017	86.9%
Fall 2018	85.2%
Fall 2019	94%
Fall 2020	99.8%
Fall 2021	99.8%
Fall 2022	98.6%
Fall 2023	99.7%
Fall 2024	100%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

925–1210Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2011	890	1080
Fall 2012	860	1040
Fall 2013	865	1045
Fall 2014	850	1050
Fall 2015	860	1080
Fall 2016	910	1080
Fall 2017	940	1200
Fall 2018	950	1190
Fall 2019	980	1250
Fall 2020	885	1125
Fall 2021	950	1190
Fall 2022	940	1280
Fall 2023	940	1190
Fall 2024	925	1210

IPEDS Fall 2011–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–23Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	23
Fall 2002	18	22
Fall 2003	17	21
Fall 2004	17	22
Fall 2005	17	22
Fall 2006	17	22
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	17	20
Fall 2009	17	22
Fall 2010	18	22
Fall 2011	18	23
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	24
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	16	22
Fall 2022	17	24
Fall 2023	17	24
Fall 2024	17	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,620Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Delta State University fell from 3,220 (Fall 2002) to 1,620 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,220
Fall 2003	3,213
Fall 2004	3,217
Fall 2005	3,315
Fall 2006	3,427
Fall 2007	3,356
Fall 2008	3,212
Fall 2009	3,115
Fall 2010	2,948
Fall 2011	2,880
Fall 2012	2,679
Fall 2013	2,638
Fall 2014	2,505
Fall 2015	2,440
Fall 2016	2,429
Fall 2017	2,360
Fall 2018	2,269
Fall 2019	2,238
Fall 2020	1,933
Fall 2021	1,716
Fall 2022	1,627
Fall 2023	1,613
Fall 2024	1,620

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

67%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Delta State University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 74% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 67%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	64%
Fall 2006 cohort	61%
Fall 2007 cohort	64%
Fall 2008 cohort	63%
Fall 2009 cohort	59%
Fall 2010 cohort	61%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	66%
Fall 2013 cohort	67%
Fall 2014 cohort	62%
Fall 2015 cohort	67%
Fall 2016 cohort	71%
Fall 2017 cohort	67%
Fall 2018 cohort	67%
Fall 2019 cohort	67%
Fall 2020 cohort	65%
Fall 2021 cohort	64%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	67%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Delta State University

Faculty pay at Delta State University averages $90,204 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Delta State University as a primarily residential campus of 1,620 undergraduates — and 66.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Delta State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 925–1210 — their midpoint is below the MS four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Delta State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Delta State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Delta State University100%

Mississippi median77.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Delta State University$8,605

Mississippi median$10,202

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Delta State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Delta State University$41,991

Mississippi median$42,539

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Delta State University, Mississippi and national reference values
Metric & basis	Delta State University	Mississippi median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	100%	77.6%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,605	$10,202	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$41,991	$42,539	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Delta State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Delta State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$76,031
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,424
Social Work	$47,196
Biology, General	$46,266
Business/Commerce, General	$45,058
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,300
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$41,285
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,177
Psychology, General	$37,868
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	$36,216

These 10 fields listed for Delta State University measure earnings after completion. The $41,991 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional Delta State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Delta State University report?

Delta State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 925–1210 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Delta State University's acceptance rate?

100% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,231 admitted from 1,231 applicants.

How much does Delta State University cost?

In-state tuition is $8,605; out-of-state students pay $8,605. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Delta State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $41,991. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Mississippi

Blue Mountain Christian University — 89% admitted
Jackson State University — 93.1% admitted
University of Mississippi — 96.6% admitted
Mississippi University for Women — 90.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.