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Alcorn State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 50,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,290
Men / Women 33% / 67%
Black 95%
White 3%
Hispanic 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Mixed 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 43%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 13%
Education 10%
Professional 4%
Engineering, Computing & Math 3%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $8,785
Est. Cost of Attendance $11,364
10-Year ROI $86,000
ROI Percentile 16th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,683 (64th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $4M #183
Life & Natural Sciences $10M #256
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #404
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 3 #575
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #605

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 670 – 998
ACT Range 15 – 19

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Alcorn State University 460 27% / 73% 2% $64,286
Computer Science 6 67% / 33% 0%
Network Management 6 50% / 50% 0%
Agriculture 21 52% / 48% 0%
Biology 107 15% / 85% 1% $51,936
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 0%
Nursing 65 2% / 98% 2% $102,694
Nutrition Sciences 4 25% / 75% 0%
Accounting 4 50% / 50% 25%
Agricultural Business and Management 21 48% / 52% 0% $65,524
Agricultural Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,524
Business Administration 19 42% / 58% 5%
Recreation Management 3 100% / 0% 0%
Sports Management 11 91% / 9% 0%
Child Development
Criminal Justice 23 30% / 70% 0% $53,986
English 3 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 17 35% / 65% 0%
History 1 100% / 0% 0%
Human Development and Family Studies 13 0% / 100% 0%
Mass Communication 7 14% / 86% 0%
Psychology 36 19% / 81% 3% $37,471
Social Work 20 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 7 14% / 86% 0%
General Education 38 42% / 58% 0%
Music
Music Performance 6 67% / 33% 0%
Military Science 18 50% / 50% 11%
Robotics Technology 1 100% / 0% 0%