Jackson State University Overview

Jackson State University is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The city atmosphere of Jackson makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Jackson State University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Jackson State is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 61% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Jackson State University?

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

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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?

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.

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.

Can I Afford Jackson State University?

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 $6,451 a year. That adds up to $25,804 over four years for those students.

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Jackson State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,668 undergraduate students at Jackson State, with 4,171 being full-time and 497 being part-time.

There are also 2,253 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,171 full-time undergraduates at Jackson State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	3,852
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	128
International Students	91
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

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.

Jackson State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	26	0	167	5	198
Social Work	62	0	47	2	111
Business Administration & Management	47	0	55	2	104
General Biology	99	0	1	0	100
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	80	0	0	0	80
General Education	0	76	0	0	76
Other Education	55	0	12	0	67
Criminal Justice & Corrections	55	0	1	0	56
Health & Medical Administrative Services	48	0	0	0	48
Communication & Media Studies	42	0	4	0	46
Public Health	0	0	28	12	40
Teacher Education Subject Specific	31	0	7	0	38
Computer Information Systems	26	0	9	0	35
Communication Sciences	16	0	19	0	35
General Psychology	35	0	0	0	35
Accounting	29	0	1	0	30
Educational Administration	0	0	8	22	30
Student Counseling	0	0	26	0	26
Computer Engineering	22	0	0	0	22
Liberal Arts General Studies	21	0	0	0	21
Political Science & Government	17	0	1	0	18
Industrial Production Technology	16	0	0	0	16
Health & Physical Education	0	0	15	0	15
Civil Engineering	14	0	0	0	14
Marketing	13	0	0	0	13
Chemistry	10	0	0	3	13
Electrical Engineering	12	0	0	0	12
History	2	0	9	0	11
General Visual & Performing Arts	11	0	0	0	11
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	9	0	0	0	9
Entrepreneurial Studies	8	0	0	0	8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	8	8
Public Administration	0	0	3	5	8
Finance & Financial Management	7	0	0	0	7
Sociology	3	0	3	0	6
Music	6	0	0	0	6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	5	0	0	5
Physics	5	0	0	0	5
General Engineering	0	0	3	1	4
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	4	4
Urban & Regional Planning	0	0	1	2	3
Other Engineering	0	0	3	0	3
General English Literature	3	0	0	0	3
Writing Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	3	0	3
Mathematics	3	0	0	0	3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	2	0	0	2
Computer Science	0	0	0	2	2
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	2	0	2
Biomedical Engineering	2	0	0	0	2
Special Education	0	0	1	0	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	1	0	0	0	1
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	839	83	429	68	1,419

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
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