Jackson State University

Common Data Set 2016-17

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$39,060
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
51%
6-year completion
Average net price
$23,836
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$30,470
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction157fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

4 TABLES
Respondent Information
First Name:Arnitra
Last Name:Hunter
Title:Research Associate
Office:Department of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment
Address Line 1:1400 John R Lynch St. Jackson , MS 39217
Phone:601- 979- 0203
Email Address:arnitra.r.hunter@jsums.edu
Address Information
Main Phone Number (Area Code)601
Main Phone Number:979-2121
WWW Home Page Address:www.jsums.edu
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):601
Admissions Phone Number:979-0928
Admissions Email Address:admappl @jsums.edu
Degrees Offered
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

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Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents18Not reported162
Hispanic/Latino15Not reported45
Black or African American, non-Hispanic1209Not reported6859
White, non-Hispanic27Not reported292
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic3Not reported22
Asian, non-Hispanic2Not reported21
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reported0
Two or more races, non-Hispanic18Not reported91
Race and/or ethnicity unknown1292Not reported7492
Total1292Not reportedNot reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

3 TABLES
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units16.5
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Foreign language3
History2
Computer Science0.5
Visual/Performing Arts1
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT composite1624Not reported
ACT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:2.90
Admission Policies
If yes, maximum period of postponement:_______

Transfer Admission

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Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
AppliedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported2685
AdmittedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported1350
EnrolledNot reportedNot reportedNot reported777
Application for Admission
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of All
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementRequired of All
InterviewRequired of All
Standardized test scoresRequired of All
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required of All
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Fall Closing Date: Month8
Spring Closing Date: Month1
Fall Notification Date: Month09
Spring Notification Date: Month1
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:2
Other
Fall Closing Date:Day01
Spring Closing Date: Day25
Fall Notification Date: Day02
Spring Notification Date: Day25
Transfer Credit Policies
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
Special Study Options
Accelerated programX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
English as a Second Language (ESL)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Weekend collegeX
Required Course Work
Arts/fine artsX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX

Student Life

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Activities Offered
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Housing
Special housing for disabled studentsX

Annual Expenses

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Information
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:\_www.jsums.edu/npc/npcalc.htm
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition7141Not reported
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required feesNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Housing only, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and supplies2300Not reportedNot reported
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation1875Not reportedNot reported
Other expensesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Per-Credit-Hour Charges
In-state (out-of-district):$432

Financial Aid

5 TABLES
Reporting Year
Academic Year2016-2017 estimated
Need-based Aid Awarded
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$23,994,205
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$19,776,960
Federal Work-Study$2,501,804
Total Self-Help$22,278,764
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$37,506
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$15,158,696
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,245,075
Total Scholarships/Grants$18,266,889
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$24,336,879
Total Self-Help$24,336,879
Parent Loans$9,167,371
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$10,600,879
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.503
Institutional Aid
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:___________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________ _____________________________________________

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE
Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 studentsNot reportedNot reported
10-19 studentsNot reported11
20-29 studentsNot reported11
30-39 studentsNot reported47
40-49 studentsNot reported20
50-99 studentsNot reported2
100+ studentsNot reported22
TotalNot reported0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

1 TABLE
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reported1%
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported3%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reported5%
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported9%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reported3.46%
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported14.43%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reported3.56%
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reported1.93%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reported1%
EnglishNot reportedNot reported2.85%
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported11.48%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported61%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported1.83%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported5.08%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reported6%
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reported8.74%
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported3.76%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported2.44%
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reported7.11%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported13.31%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported1.02%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

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