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University or college · Public

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS859 online only

Delta State University is a public university in Cleveland, MS, with about 1,857 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,857
plus 859 studying only online
Admission rate
100%
higher than at 96% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$13,540
lower than at 78% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
48%
lower than at 65% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$41,991
higher than at 53% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Delta State University?

100%

of applicants admitted

About 20 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
475–590
SAT math
450–620
ACT
17–23

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1050.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $22,445 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $8,605Room & board $8,731Books & supplies $1,500Other costs $3,609

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,540.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$10,625

About $42,500 over 4 years · 53% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
48%
within 6 years · Pell students 42%
Come back for year two
67%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$41,991
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$20,390
about $216 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$216 a month against about $3,022 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

52%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 63% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$37k
Middle income$30–75k
$46k
Higher incomeover $75k
$52k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Education 21%Business 20%Health professions 12%Visual & performing arts 9%Interdisciplinary 7%Transportation 6%Everything else 25%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas52 graduates a year · typical debt $19,822
$43k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing46 graduates a year · typical debt $15,610
$76k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods40 graduates a year · typical debt $20,000
$41k4 yrs out
Biology, General34 graduates a year · typical debt $19,500
$46k4 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General25 graduates a year · typical debt $22,375
$41k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General24 graduates a year · typical debt $15,000
$45k4 yrs out
Air Transportation23 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
—not reported
Psychology, General21 graduates a year · typical debt $18,250
$38k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,620 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 48%Hispanic 3%Black 40%Asian 1%Two or more 1%International 5%

Women and men

Women 53%Men 47%
12 : 1
students per teacher
42%
get Pell grants (lower income)
44%
take federal loans
16%
undergrads 25 or older
12%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Cleveland

12% of Cleveland’s 10,138 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Cleveland pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Delta State University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Mississippi Delta Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Moorhead
24.7 mi1,631 students
Mississippi Valley State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Mississippi Valley State University
27.7 mi1,966 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.