Jackson State University
Company Name: Jackson State University
Status: Active
State: Mississippi
County: Hinds
City/town: Jackson
Post: 39201
Phone: (601)979-2272
Fax: unknown
Email: unknown
FICE code:002410
OPE ID code:241000
Date Approved:2003-01-29
Web site: www.jsums.edu
Review: Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a historically black university founded in 1877 in Natchez, MS by the American Home Baptist Society of New York. A member of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, JSU holds an important place in the history of US civil rights. A historically black Doctoral/Research public university, Jackson State educates a diverse student population in a broad range of baccalaureate, master's and doctoral programs.
Carnegie Classification: Research Universities (high research activity)
Student to Faculty Ratio: 18:1
Total Student Population (Graduate + Undergraduate): 8,783
Undergraduate Population: 6,805
Percent Admitted: 48.0%
SAT Composite Range:
Enrollment by Gender, Male: 36%
Enrollment by Gender, Femail: 64%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Black or African American: 93.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Hispanic/Latino:
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, White: 6.0%
Attendance Status, Full-Time: 75.5%
Attendance Status, Part-Time: 24.5%
Out of State Tuition: $12,380
Books and Supplies: $2,300
Total Annual Cost: $25,898
Percent of Student Receiving Any Grants: 90.0%
Total Grant Aid Received by Student Body: $75,957,294
Undergraduate Application Fee:
Campus Housing Offered: Yes
Jackson State University, Complete Academic Data
Type: Public- 4-year or aboveCarnegie Classification: Research Universities (high research activity)
Student to Faculty Ratio: 18:1
Total Student Population (Graduate + Undergraduate): 8,783
Undergraduate Population: 6,805
Percent Admitted: 48.0%
SAT Composite Range:
Enrollment by Gender, Male: 36%
Enrollment by Gender, Femail: 64%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Black or African American: 93.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Hispanic/Latino:
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, White: 6.0%
Attendance Status, Full-Time: 75.5%
Attendance Status, Part-Time: 24.5%
Jackson State University, Complete Tuition Data
In-State Tuition: $5,050Out of State Tuition: $12,380
Books and Supplies: $2,300
Total Annual Cost: $25,898
Jackson State University, Complete Financial Aid Data
Percent of Student Receiving Any Financial Aid: 89.0%Percent of Student Receiving Any Grants: 90.0%
Total Grant Aid Received by Student Body: $75,957,294
Undergraduate Application Fee:
Jackson State University, Complete Student Life Data
Calendar System: SemesterCampus Housing Offered: Yes
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