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| Rank in Mississippi | Highest Enrollment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 ↑ | 2 | University of Mississippi | 22,456 | 19,431 (↑15.6%) |
| 2 ↓ | 1 | 21,974 | 20,161 (↑9.0%) | |
| 3 | 3 | University of Southern Mississippi | 14,509 | 15,249 (↓4.9%) |
| 4 | 4 | Hinds Community College | 12,521 | 11,893 (↑5.3%) |
| 5 | 5 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 8,950 | 10,106 (↓11.4%) |
| 6 ↑ | 7 | Northwest Mississippi Community College | 7,618 | 7,871 (↓3.2%) |
| 7 ↓ | 6 | 7,250 | 9,134 (↓20.6%) | |
| 8 | 8 | Holmes Community College | 5,678 | 5,911 (↓3.9%) |
| 9 ↑ | 11 | Mississippi College | 5,103 | 4,921 (↑3.7%) |
| 10 ↑ | 16 | William Carey University | 5,042 | 3,882 (↑29.9%) |
| 11 ↓ | 9 | Itawamba Community College | 4,930 | 5,693 (↓13.4%) |
| 12 ↓ | 10 | Pearl River Community College | 4,836 | 5,170 (↓6.5%) |
| 13 | 13 | Jones County Junior College | 4,496 | 4,443 (↑1.2%) |
| 14 ↑ | 15 | Belhaven University | 4,205 | 4,025 (↑4.5%) |
| 15 ↓ | 14 | East Mississippi Community College | 4,000 | 4,364 (↓8.3%) |
| 16 ↓ | 12 | 3,715 | 4,785 (↓22.4%) | |
| 17 | 17 | Alcorn State University | 3,658 | 3,848 (↓4.9%) |
| 18 ↑ | 19 | Northeast Mississippi Community College | 3,512 | 3,271 (↑7.4%) |
| 19 ↓ | 18 | Meridian Community College | 3,494 | 3,713 (↓5.9%) |
| 20 | 20 | Copiah-Lincoln Community College | 3,094 | 3,157 (↓2.0%) |
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