by our College Data Analytics TeamJackson State earned 11 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 33 in Location Diversity (Mississippi), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Jackson State University holds 11 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 3 |
| Top 10% | 3 |
| Top 15% | 5 |
| Total | 11 |
Jackson State University is best known for Education: 3 of its 10 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Social Work, Educational Assessment and Other Interdisciplinary Studies.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Mississippi) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban & Regional Planning | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Assessment | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Other Education | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Jackson State University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #53 of 97 in Bowling.
In College Factual’s 2026 online-program rankings, Jackson State University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #5 of 30 in Most Popular Online for Educational Assessment.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Assessment | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Jackson State University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,191 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 25%).
Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Jackson State University appears in 194 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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