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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

  • 0-30k
    57%
  • 30-48k
    21%
  • 48-75k
    not reported
  • 75-110k
    not 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

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
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

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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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.