Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Jackson State is largely skewed towards women students, with 64.9% of undergraduate students being women and 35.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,763, with 3,093 women and 1,670 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Jackson 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 2,317, with 1,751 women and 566 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 35.1% 1,670 students
- women 64.9% 3,093 students
Graduate Students
- men 24.4% 566 students
- women 75.6% 1,751 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 94.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,493 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 1.8% of the student body, with 86 students. Mixed race students represent 0.9% of the population, with 41 students, while Hispanic students account for 0.6%, with 28 students. Asian students account for 0.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 9 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 6 students.
International students make up 1.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 85 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 Jackson State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 94.6% 4,493 students
- White 1.8% 86 students
- International students 1.8% 85 students
- Mixed race 0.9% 41 students
- Hispanic 0.6% 28 students
- Asian 0.2% 9 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 6 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 89.0% 2,058 students
- White 4.9% 114 students
- International students 4.4% 102 students
- Asian 0.9% 20 students
- Hispanic 0.4% 10 students
- Mixed race 0.3% 8 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 92.4% 450 students
- White 4.7% 23 students
- International students 1.4% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.6% 3 students
- Mixed race 0.4% 2 students
- Asian 0.2% 1 students
- Hispanic 0.2% 1 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 30% 1,431 students
- 22-24 23% 1,112 students
- 18-19 23% 1,106 students
- 25-29 9% 431 students
- 30-34 5% 218 students
- 40-49 4% 191 students
- 35-39 3% 165 students
- 50-64 2% 95 students
- 40-49 22% 523 students
- 25-29 22% 515 students
- 30-34 15% 344 students
- 35-39 14% 330 students
- 50-64 14% 326 students
- 22-24 11% 255 students
- 20-21 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Jackson State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 230 | 29.56% | |
| Illinois | 97 | 12.47% | |
| Texas | 74 | 9.51% | |
| Louisiana | 66 | 8.48% | |
| Georgia | 64 | 8.23% | |
| Tennessee | 41 | 5.27% | |
| Alabama | 27 | 3.47% | |
| Florida | 22 | 2.83% | |
| Michigan | 21 | 2.70% | |
| Missouri | 20 | 2.57% | |
| Wisconsin | 19 | 2.44% | |
| California | 16 | 2.06% | |
| Arkansas | 13 | 1.67% | |
| Indiana | 12 | 1.54% | |
| Ohio | 10 | 1.29% | |
| Arizona | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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