Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS · Public · Rural (remote) · ASU
Public institution in Alcorn State, MS · 2,290 undergraduates · 25% acceptance rate · $36,421 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Pell Grant share
- Top 6%Acceptance rate
- Top 9%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 21%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $14,040597th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,549430th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,549176th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,937619th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,4211,748th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,7521,796th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.2%1,299th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 79.1%714th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 24.7%93rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1039870th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,290863rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 77.4%69th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 281 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,641 | $56,157 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $52,107 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,651 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $33,993 | $36,141 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $25,774 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $24,730 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $24,615 | — |
| Agriculture, GeneralAgriculture | bachelors | $23,693 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $22,094 | $20,140 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1871source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Braves"source
- Jack Spinks Stadium seats about 22,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Purple and Goldsource
- Mascot: Bravehawksource
- Motto: ""Service, Scholarship, Dignity" / "Where Knowledge and Character Matter""source
- Campus size: about 1,756 acressource
- Formerly known as "Alcorn University"source
- Formerly known as "(1871–1878)"source
- Formerly known as "Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College"source
- Formerly known as "(1878–1974)"source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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- Football rivalry: Soul Bowl (since 1927)source
- Fight song: ""Alcorn ode""source
- Notable alum: Michael Clarke Duncansource
- Notable alum: Alex Haleysource
- Notable alum: Medgar Everssource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,639,736 (M $1,771,233 · W $868,503)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Alcorn State University’s 2,290 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MS
- Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS · 2,423 undergrads
- William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS · 1,818 undergrads
- Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS · 1,613 undergrads
- Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS · 1,593 undergrads
- Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS · 1,370 undergrads
- Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS · 1,326 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GA · 2,291 undergrads
- University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI · 2,289 undergrads
- Stetson UniversityDeLand, FL · 2,292 undergrads
- University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL · 2,292 undergrads
- Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY · 2,286 undergrads
- Colby CollegeWaterville, ME · 2,282 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitealcorn.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 175342)
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