Delta State University Business Programs

Delta State University is a public institution situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. The location of Delta State University is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Delta State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Delta State University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#22	Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#159	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Delta State University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#114	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#118	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

Where Is Delta State University?

Contact details for Delta State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1003 W Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS 38733
Phone:	662-846-3000
Website:	www.deltastate.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/deltastateuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/deltastate

How Do I Get Into Delta State University?

You can apply to Delta State University online at: www.deltastate.edu/academic-affairs/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Delta State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Delta State University?

Delta State University has the high acceptance rate of 100%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% 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 435 and 505. Math scores were between 450 and 620.

Delta State University received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Delta State University?

The overall average net price of Delta State University is $17,059. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Delta State University, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,788 a year. That adds up to $27,152 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.

Delta State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,331 undergraduate students at Delta State University, with 1,667 being full-time and 664 being part-time.

There are also 668 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,667 full-time undergraduates at Delta State University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Delta State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	560
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	929
International Students	83
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Delta State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at Delta State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Canada, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Delta State University

In 2019-2020, 2,273 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Delta State University has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Delta State University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Delta State University was $8,121 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Delta State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business Administration and Management	#72	#10

Online Growth Rankings of Delta State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Delta State University was 4.5%. This is the #1,390 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Delta State University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Delta State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	24	86	110
Accounting	19	5	24
General Business/Commerce	22	0	22
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	18	0	18
General Management Information Systems	13	0	13
Finance	5	0	5
TOTAL	101	91	192

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kilobytezero under License

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