SoutheastTownPublic4-yearEducation

Delta State University

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Cleveland, MS1,964 students
Acceptance Rate
100%
less selective
Median SAT
1,060
Middle 50%: 925–1210
Net Price After Aid
$13.8k
Sticker $8.6k
Graduation Rate
47%
6-year, full-time

Delta State University is a public institution in Cleveland, MS with an acceptance rate of 100% and 1,964 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 925–1210 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.37. The average net price after financial aid is $13,778 per year.

About Delta State University

A public 4-year town university in Cleveland, MS.

Delta State University campus
Campus · Cleveland

Delta State University is a college in Cleveland, MS. It enrolls roughly 1,964 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 100%. Admitted students typically score between 925 and 1210 on the SAT.

SoutheastTownPublic4-yearEducation
Acceptance Rate
100%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
1,964
Small
Retention
74%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
47%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
100%
100 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.37
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 925 to 1210
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.37 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Delta State University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
9401,190
1,060
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1724
19
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.37
average

Application requirements

  • SAT/ACT required

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Delta State University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $8,605
Average net price after aid
$13,778
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$11,183
$30,001 – $48,000
$11,200
$48,001 – $75,000
$15,514
$75,001 – $110,000
$17,418
$110,001 +
$17,117

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
42%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
44%
Avg loan $15,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Delta State University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
11:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Education
19% of degrees awarded
Retention
74%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Delta State University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White18%
  • Asian8%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black12%
  • Two or more races13%
  • International32%

Gender

  • Female53%
  • Male47%
International
96%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,964

Outcomes after graduation

What Delta State University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$42.0k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
47%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$42.0k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$15.0k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$13.8k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$42k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 47% graduation rate is below the national average.

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