JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Jackson State University is located in Jackson, Mississippi and is a public college. Jackson State University is a four year college and offers Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, and a number of different programs and courses.

Jackson State University is in a relatively urban area (in or near a city), which may be something you prefer if you like a city lifestyle as a student.

Jackson State University does not have a rolling admission policy, and you will want to make sure that you get your application in before August 1.

Jackson State University is relatively smaller in size with an enrollment of only 8,416 students.

Jackson State University accepts about 51% of its applicants on average, and 87% of the students receive some sort of financial aid for college at Jackson State University.

If you are looking for more information on financial aid at Jackson State University, you can may want to contact Mr. Gene Blakely, who is the Director of Financial Aid at Jackson State University. You may also qualify for free grants for college in Mississippi to attend Jackson State University.

You may also need to take one or more of the following tests to qualify for admission at Jackson State University:

• ACT
• SAT

If you are interested in joining the Army, Jackson State University does have an ROTC Army program that is available for attending students.

If you have taken some advanced placement courses with an applicable test, or obtained credit from an other college, you may be eligible to transfer that credit to Jackson State University.

Jackson State University offers the following co-op opportunities and programs to its students:

• Business
• Health

Jackson State University offers the following extracurricular activities to its students:

• Choral Groups
• Dance
• Literary Magazine
• Marching Band
• Pep Band
• Radio Station
• Sports
• Student Government
• TV Station
• Yearbook

On a 4.0 scale, the average high school gpa for students that are entering Jackson State University is 2.9.

You may want to brush up on your ACT preparation as well, because the average ACT score for students that are entering Jackson State University is 17.

Do a lot of students come from out of state to attend Jackson State University? Well, about 18% of the student body at Jackson State University comes from outside the state of Mississippi.

Do a lot of the students at Jackson State University live on campus? Well, about 40% live on campus, while 60% live off campus and commute to school every day.

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