Jackson State University Student Population

How many students at Jackson State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Jackson State University has a total enrollment of 6,326 students, including 4,650 undergraduate and 1,676 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,155 male students (34.1%) and 4,171 female students (65.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,820 Black students (92%) and 195 White students (3.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,650 undergraduate students (73.5%) and 1,676 graduate students (26.5%).
• Class Delivery: 2,221 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,227 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Jackson State's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,155 male (34.07%) and 4,171 female (65.93%) students are attending Jackson State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.67.

By class level, 4,650 (73.51%) are undergraduate students and 1,676 (26.49%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.82% are male and 63.18% are female, while among graduate students, 26.43% are male and 73.57% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 195 White, 5,820 Black, and 14 Asian students out of a total of 6,326 are attending at Jackson State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Jackson State University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 15.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Jackson State has 34 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 3,937 students under 25 years old, and 2,389 students over 25 years old out of 6,326 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 34 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Jackson State has 3,721 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 929 students aged 25 and over.

It has 216 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,460 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Jackson State University, 2,221 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,227 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,699 students who live in Mississippi or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 522 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,650 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 386 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.30%.347 students have transferred in as full-time status and 39 students transferred in as part-time status.