Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Alcorn State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 66.3% of undergraduate students being women and 33.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,533, with 1,680 women and 853 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Alcorn State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 75.6% of undergraduate students being women and 24.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 541, with 409 women and 132 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 33.7% 853 students
- women 66.3% 1,680 students
Graduate Students
- men 24.4% 132 students
- women 75.6% 409 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 91.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,321 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 3.0% of the student body, with 75 students. Hispanic students represent 1.1% of the population, with 27 students, while Hawaiian students account for 0.6%, with 15 students. Asian students account for 0.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 3 students.
International students make up 3.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 88 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Alcorn State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 91.8% 2,321 students
- International students 3.5% 88 students
- White 3.0% 75 students
- Hispanic 1.1% 27 students
- Hawaiian 0.6% 15 students
- Asian 0.1% 3 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 93.7% 507 students
- White 3.1% 17 students
- International students 2.2% 12 students
- Asian 0.9% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 90.1% 191 students
- White 7.1% 15 students
- Hispanic 1.4% 3 students
- International students 0.9% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.5% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 39% 995 students
- 18-19 26% 666 students
- 22-24 21% 527 students
- 25-29 5% 117 students
- 40-49 2% 54 students
- 30-34 2% 49 students
- 35-39 2% 45 students
- 50-64 1% 26 students
- 25-29 23% 127 students
- 22-24 19% 103 students
- 40-49 19% 103 students
- 50-64 13% 71 students
- 30-34 12% 67 students
- 35-39 11% 62 students
- 20-21 1% 4 students
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