Alcorn State University Teaching Programs

Alcorn State University is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi. The rural area surrounding Alcorn State is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

Where Is Alcorn State University?

Contact details for Alcorn State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Asu Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
Phone:	601-877-6100
Website:	www.alcorn.edu

How Do I Get Into Alcorn State?

You can apply to Alcorn State online at: https://selfserve.alcorn.edu/pls/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Admission Requirements for Alcorn State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Alcorn State?

With an acceptance rate of 30%, Alcorn State is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 27%, and the acceptance rate for women is 31%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Alcorn State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 453 and 565. Math scores were between 450 and 550.

Alcorn State received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 26. Math scores were between 14 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 24.

Can I Afford Alcorn State University?

The overall average net price of Alcorn State is $14,843. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Alcorn State, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $6,255 a year. That adds up to $25,020 over four years for those students.

Alcorn State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,533 undergraduate students at Alcorn State, with 2,131 being full-time and 402 being part-time.

There are also 541 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,131 full-time undergraduates at Alcorn State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	1,971
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	35
International Students	84
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Alcorn State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Alcorn State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nigeria, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Alcorn State University

In 2022-2023, 2,280 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 7th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Alcorn State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Community College Education	38%

Alcorn State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Secondary Education	0	0	35	35
Community College Education	0	0	26	26
Elementary Education	17	1	0	18
Teacher Education	0	0	18	18
TOTAL	17	1	79	97

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 Jack E. Boucher under License

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