unitid 175856 · Jackson, MS · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Jackson State University
- enrollment 2023
- 7,764
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
79th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
4,600
48th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
72%
undergrads on Pell grants
98th pctl among public 4-years
completion
51%
finish within 150% time
60th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$32,415
93rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,836
after aid, aided students
97th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$39,060
after entry, Title IV students
13th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$30,470
99th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $22,869 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k57%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,266
- First-generation students
- 32%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,965
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 167 | $44,066 | — |
| Biology, General. | 99 | $45,403 | $29,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 80 | — | — |
| Education, General. | 76 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 62 | $37,885 | $36,403 |
| Education, Other. | 55 | — | $42,699 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 55 | $44,313 | $31,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 55 | $70,111 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 48 | $42,332 | $44,875 |
| Social Work. | 47 | $45,113 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 47 | $45,456 | $35,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 42 | $40,204 | $31,624 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.