by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Jackson State University was awarded 24 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social work.
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Jackson State is ranked #1,816 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Jackson State is also ranked #16 out of 24 schools in Mississippi.
With an acceptance rate of 89%, Jackson State University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Jackson State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Jackson State University is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Jackson State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Jackson State is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Jackson State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,668 undergraduates at Jackson State with 4,171 being full-time and 497 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,805 | $14,373 | $20,100 | $19,525 | $23,546 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Jackson State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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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Contact details for Jackson State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217 |
| Phone: | 601-979-2121 |
| Website: | https://www.jsums.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 235 | $40,448 |
| Social Work | 195 | $26,873 |
| General Biology | 152 | $25,354 |
| Business Administration & Management | 122 | $28,911 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 101 | $27,101 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 77 | $28,678 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 72 | NA |
| Other Education | 67 | $27,729 |
| General Education | 65 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 55 | $30,860 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 6,269 students took at least one online class at Jackson State University. This is a decrease from the 6,338 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,269 | 2,865 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,338 | 3,195 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,686 | 2,653 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,484 | 1,394 |
Learn more about online learning at Jackson State University.
Footnotes
*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.
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