57%
Graduation Rate
77%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Alcorn State University, the graduation rate is 57 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 77 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 45.33% (public Master's College and University with smaller programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 343 students out of 598 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Alcorn State University.
By gender, 98 male and 245 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
| Total | 598 | 343 | 57.36% |
| Men | 208 | 98 | 47.12% |
| Women | 390 | 245 | 62.82% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Alcorn State University.
- Asian: 100.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 53.29%
- Hispanic: 40.00%
- White: 50.00%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 20.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
| Asian | 100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 53.29%(275/516) |
38.92%(65/167) |
60.17%(210/349) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 40.00%(2/5) |
25.00%(1/4) |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| White | 50.00%(2/4) |
- |
66.67%(2/3) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 20.00%(1/5) |
- |
33.33%(1/3) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Alcorn State University, 62 of 67 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 92.54%.