Alcorn State University Business Programs

Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, Alcorn State University is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Alcorn State University?

Contact details for Alcorn State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Asu Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
Phone:	601-877-6100
Website:	www.alcorn.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/AlcornStateU
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/AlcornStateU

How Do I Get Into Alcorn State?

You can apply to Alcorn State online at: https://selfserve.alcorn.edu/pls/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Admission Requirements for Alcorn State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Alcorn State?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Alcorn State. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 38%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 36%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to Alcorn State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 500. Math scores were between 390 and 460.

Alcorn State received ACT scores from 84% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 25. Composite scores were between 16 and 25.

Can I Afford Alcorn State University?

The overall average net price of Alcorn State is $14,843. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Alcorn State, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $6,816 a year. That adds up to $27,264 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Alcorn State is 15.5%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Alcorn State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,729 undergraduate students at Alcorn State, with 2,345 being full-time and 384 being part-time.

There are also 501 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,345 full-time undergraduates at Alcorn State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Alcorn State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	2,117
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	29
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Alcorn State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Alcorn State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nigeria, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Alcorn State University

In 2019-2020, 2,369 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Alcorn State has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Alcorn State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Alcorn State University was $7,290 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Alcorn State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Casino Management	#1	#1
Hospitality Management	#15	#1

Online Growth Rankings of Alcorn State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Alcorn State University was 4.2%. This is the #1,402 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Alcorn State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Alcorn State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	27	13	40
Agricultural Business	14	0	14
Accounting	12	0	12
Agricultural Economics	10	0	10
Casino Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	63	13	76

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jack E. Boucher under License

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