Delta State University

Cleveland, MS
1003 W Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS 38733
662-846-3000

Delta State University is a public university in Cleveland, Mississippi. The school was founded in 1924 as a two-year college and became a four-year institution in 1925. It is the only university in the world to be located on three different sites: the main campus in Cleveland, the branch campus in Meridian, and the online campus. The school offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields, including business, education, engineering, nursing, and more. The school is also home to the Delta Center for Education, which provides educational opportunities for K-12 students in the Delta region.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 2999

Acceptance Rate: 99.61%

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.deltastate.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.deltastate.edu/student-life/financial-aid/

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $21406

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $21406

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Delta State University is $86957.78. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Delta State University. For graduates of Delta State University, we saw an average early-career income of $43900.00 and mid-career income of $74900.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.