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Jackson State University is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

175 Undergraduate Degrees
329 Graduate Degrees
$19,105 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
89% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Jackson State University?

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Contact details for Jackson State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
Phone: 601-979-2121
Website: www.jsums.edu

How Do I Get Into Jackson State?

You can apply to Jackson State online at: https://www.jsums.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Jackson State

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Jackson State?

89% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 89%, Jackson State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Jackson State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 543 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Jackson State University  ( 543 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Jackson State University  ( 530 to 590 )
200
800
Jackson State received ACT scores from 43% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

ACT English Scores for Jackson State University  ( 14 to 21 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Jackson State University  ( 16 to 21 )
1
36

Can I Afford Jackson State University?

$19,105 Net Price
84% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Jackson State is $19,105. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Jackson State, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $6,497 a year. That adds up to $25,988 over four years for those students.

Jackson State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,046 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,763 undergraduate students at Jackson State, with 4,046 being full-time and 717 being part-time.

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There are also 2,317 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,046 full-time undergraduates at Jackson State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7
Black or African American 3,815
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 73
International Students 76
Other Races/Ethnicities 50

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Jackson State University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Jackson State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Ethiopia.

Online Learning at Jackson State University

2,865 Took All Classes Online
6,269 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 6,269 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 11th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Jackson State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Teacher Education 0 0 144 0 144
Other Education 67 0 0 0 67
General Education 0 65 0 0 65
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 0 0 43 4 47
Elementary Education 44 0 0 0 44
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 36 0 6 0 42
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 0 0 25 0 25
Music Education 18 0 4 0 22
General Educational Leadership & Administration 0 0 7 10 17
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 0 0 0 14 14
Technology Education 0 0 7 0 7
Social Science Teacher Education 6 0 0 0 6
General Special Education 4 0 0 0 4
Mathematics Education 0 0 0 0 0
Reading Teacher Education 0 0 0 0 0
Secondary Education 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 175 65 236 28 504

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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