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

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

  • Baseball (M)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Football (M)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Track and Field (M)
  • Cheerleading (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Bowling (W)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Soccer (W)
  • Softball (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Track & Field (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
  • Cheerleading (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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