Colleges / Alcorn State University
College · Public · Alcorn State, MS · Rural
ASU

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

HBCU
Address1000 ASU Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
Websitewww.alcorn.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate45%
6-yr median pay$28k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size2,363
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $28k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 45% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 904 · ACT 22.

If you get in

2,363 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$42k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.8k
Room & board
$12.2k
Books & supplies
$1,672

How students pay for it.

Pell grants70%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans67%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$28k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$36k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,363
Location
Alcorn State, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black97%
  • White2%
  • International1%
  • Hispanic1%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$19k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 32

What you can study.

Colleges / Alcorn State University
College · Public · Alcorn State, MS · Rural
ASU

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

HBCU
Address1000 ASU Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
Websitewww.alcorn.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate45%
6-yr median pay$28k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size2,363
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $28k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 45% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 904 · ACT 22.

If you get in

2,363 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$42k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.8k
Room & board
$12.2k
Books & supplies
$1,672

How students pay for it.

Pell grants70%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans67%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$28k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$36k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,363
Location
Alcorn State, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black97%
  • White2%
  • International1%
  • Hispanic1%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$19k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 32

What you can study.