University Description

Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically Black university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of student enrollment.. Read More

University History

Jackson State University developed from Natchez Seminary, founded October 23, 1877, in Natchez, Mississippi. The seminary was affiliated with the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, who established it "for the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states"
Graduation Rate: 45% Acceptance Rate: 62% Student Faculty Ratio: 15:1 School Setting: urban Notable Alumni: Walter Payton,Rod Paige,Robert Brazile,Dave Clark,Cassandra Wilson,Audie Norris,Carlton W. Reeves,Emmett C. Burns Jr.,Tonea Stewart,James Meredith,Dorothy Moore,Erik R. Fleming

Academic Programs

  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Public Administration
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • General Visual and Performing Arts
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • Accounting
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Entrepreneurial Studies
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Finance
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Mathematics
  • General Physics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Computer Science
  • General History
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • General Visual and Performing Arts
  • Mass Communication
  • Other Education
  • General Music Performance
  • Public Administration
  • General Computer Engineering
  • General Public Health
  • Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Environmental Science
  • Health Care Administration and Management
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • General Education
  • General Engineering
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • Urban Studies
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
  • General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • General Communication Disorders
  • General Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • General Statistics
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Physics
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Accounting
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Public Administration
  • Environmental Science
  • General Public Health
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer Science
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Other Education
  • Sociology
  • General Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • General Psychology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • General Civil Engineering
  • Health Care Administration and Management
  • Mass Communication
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • General Finance
  • Environmental Engineering Technology
  • General Communication Disorders
  • General Engineering
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Technology Teacher Education and Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Physics
  • General Public Health
  • Other Education
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • General Computer Science
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Engineering
  • Higher Education Administration
  • Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Public Administration
  • General Education
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Public Administration
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Science
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Other Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Higher Education Administration
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Softball (W)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
  • Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
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