Jackson State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Jackson State University

Jackson State University operates as a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 4,600 students of which 5,219 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Jackson State University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 965 and an ACT midpoint of 18. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,836, with published in-state tuition of $8,965 and a Pell grant recipient share of 72.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $30,470, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 62.4%. Graduates earn a median of $39,060 ten years after enrolling, compared with $30,530 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 412300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 46.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.