Jackson State University Business Programs

Jackson State University is a public institution situated in Jackson, Mississippi. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Jackson State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Jackson State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#68	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#88	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Jackson State University?

Contact details for Jackson State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
Phone:	601-979-2121
Website:	www.jsums.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/JacksonState
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/jacksonstateU

How Do I Get Into Jackson State?

You can apply to Jackson State online at: https://www.jsums.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Jackson State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Jackson State?

Since Jackson State has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to Jackson State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 520. Math scores were between 440 and 530.

Jackson State received ACT scores from 78% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 19. Composite scores were between 17 and 20.

Can I Afford Jackson State University?

The overall average net price of Jackson State is $19,105. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Jackson State, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $6,768 a year. That adds up to $27,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Jackson State is 13.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Jackson State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,668 undergraduate students at Jackson State, with 4,171 being full-time and 497 being part-time.

There are also 2,253 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,171 full-time undergraduates at Jackson State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	3,852
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	128
International Students	91
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Jackson State University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Jackson State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Ethiopia.

Online Learning at Jackson State University

In 2019-2020, 5,686 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Jackson State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Jackson State University was 20.4%. This is the #930 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Jackson 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%.

Jackson State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	53	29	4	86
Accounting	32	13	0	45
Finance	14	0	0	14
Entrepreneurship	8	0	0	8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	5	0	0	5
Business Economics	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	113	42	4	159

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 Comingdeer under License

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