Colleges / Jackson State University
College · Public · Jackson, MS · City
Vandy

Jackson State University

Jackson, MS

HBCU
Address1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
Websitewww.jsums.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$31k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size4,600
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $31k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 965 · ACT 18.

If you get in

4,600 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $32k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$130k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$95k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$34k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$12.0k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$1,400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants72%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans82%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$30k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $15k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr51%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$31k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
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
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,600
Location
Jackson, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · 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.

  • Black94%
  • White2%
  • International2%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42

What you can study.

Colleges / Jackson State University
College · Public · Jackson, MS · City
Vandy

Jackson State University

Jackson, MS

HBCU
Address1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
Websitewww.jsums.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$31k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size4,600
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $31k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 965 · ACT 18.

If you get in

4,600 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $32k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$130k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$95k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$34k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$12.0k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$1,400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants72%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans82%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$30k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $15k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr51%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$31k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
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
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,600
Location
Jackson, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · 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.

  • Black94%
  • White2%
  • International2%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42

What you can study.