Mississippi Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

List of Colleges by Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 38 colleges in Mississippi with the highest percent of black students. Tougaloo College tops the list with African Americans comprising 99% of the student population.

List of Mississippi Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students
School % Black
Southwest Mississippi Community College

Summit, MS

43.4%
Meridian Community College

Meridian, MS

42.7%
Southeastern Baptist College

Laurel, MS

38.9%
Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, MS

37.5%
Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

35.8%
East Central Community College

Decatur, MS

35.5%
Northwest Mississippi Community College

Senatobia, MS

35.2%
Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

32.3%
William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

31.4%
University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

30.3%
Itawamba Community College

Fulton, MS

26.9%
Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

25.6%
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, MS

25.0%
Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

20.2%
Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

19.0%
Northeast Mississippi Community College

Booneville, MS

19.1%
Millsaps College

Jackson, MS

13.1%
University of Mississippi

University, MS

13.6%