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Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·alcorn.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
+18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,995
peer median 2,946
Avg net price
$14,040
+$1.5k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
6,532
6,532 candidates competed
Admitted
2,961
45.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
610
20.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
57%+18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
49%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
51%
Non-Pell
51%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 80 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 67 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
80
Passing
12
15.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

80programs
  • Passing12 · 15.0%
  • No Data67 · 83.8%
  • Failing1 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
10
No data
67

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

13
Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education
Master's Degree · Basic Skills
-18.8%
$37,690 vs $46,411
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+14.6%
$47,985 vs $41,864
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+15.2%
$35,015 vs $30,408
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.3%
$59,085 vs $46,411
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+31.0%
$39,841 vs $30,408
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+32.8%
$40,379 vs $30,408
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+36.2%
$41,403 vs $30,408
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+37.8%
$41,908 vs $30,408

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education
Master's Degree · Basic Skills
215%
$81,000 debt · $37,690 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
148%
$71,136 debt · $47,985 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
101%
$59,547 debt · $59,085 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
83%
$29,000 debt · $35,015 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
78%
$31,250 debt · $39,841 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
75%
$31,500 debt · $41,908 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
74%
$30,000 debt · $40,379 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
72%
$30,400 debt · $42,321 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1948Next review Dec 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 18

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  3. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Sep 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  5. Apr 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,010
$30–48k$14,640
$48–75k$16,450
$75–110k$17,658
$110k+$12,089

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,040
+$1,535vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $12,505
Federal loans
70.5%
In-state tuition
$8,549
Out-of-state
$8,549

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,017 students received $13.0M in Pell grants, alongside $23.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,017
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$13.0M
$12,967,980 total
Direct Loans
$23.9M
4,223 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.6M
1,692 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.9M
1,646 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.5M
355 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.3M
427 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.6M
103 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,127 borrowers who entered repayment, 79 (7.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.0%
+4.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,127
Defaulted
79
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.4%
2017
21.7%
2018
15.5%
2019
7.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Alcorn State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

558 total completions
01Biological Sciences
12622.6%
02Health Professions
8615.4%
03Education
7212.9%
04Liberal Arts
6411.5%
05Agriculture
6010.8%
06Military Tech
386.8%
07Psychology
366.5%
08Business
295.2%
09Computer Sciences
244.3%
10Security/Protective
234.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,995
12-mo unduplicated
3,272
Undergraduate
2,731
Graduate
541

Gender split

Men
33%1,084
Women
67%2,188

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
95.9%
White
2.1%
Non-resident
0.7%
Hispanic
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Asian
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
335
209 M · 126 W
Women athletes
37.6%
Athletic aid
$3.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.9M
$1.1M
Recruiting expense
$60K
$21K
Head-coach salaries
$93K
$50K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
120 M · —
$3.0M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
50 M · 52 W
$745K
Baseball
35 M · —
$513K
Basketball
13 M · 15 W
$1.6M
Softball
— · 20 W
$451K
Soccer
— · 20 W
$429K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.36
4 offenses · 2,933 students

3-year trend

8.982 yrs ago3.251 yr ago1.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
43
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
134

Alcorn State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Alcorn State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAlcorn State University
57%—2,995$14,040Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Mississippi University for Women
47%90.3%2,193$13,198Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Mississippi Valley State University
27%92.4%2,205$11,812Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
South Carolina State University
37%82.6%3,242$18,268Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Savannah State University
28%46.1%3,193$8,683Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Fort Valley State University
41%65.9%2,897$11,609Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median39%82.6%2,946$12,505

Frequently asked questions about Alcorn State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Alcorn State.

What is the graduation rate at Alcorn State University?

Alcorn State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Alcorn State University?

Alcorn State University reports a total enrollment of 2,995 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Alcorn State University?

The average net price at Alcorn State University is $14,040 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Alcorn State University?

Alcorn State University's yield rate is 20.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Alcorn State University located?

Alcorn State University is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi 39096-7500.

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