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Acceptance Rate 88.64%
Yield 10.15%
SAT Score 1,125
ACT Score 19
Applicants 12,583

Jackson State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 88.64% at Jackson State University. Total 12,583 students applied and 11,153 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,125 and the average ACT score is 19.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Jackson State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationhttps://www.jsums.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.jsums.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate88.64%
Average Test Scores1,125 SAT / 19 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 88.64%. A total of 12,583 students (4,140 men and 8,443 women) have applied to and 11,153 (3,629 men and 7,524 women) students admitted to Jackson State University.
Among them, 418 male and 714 female students have enrolled into Jackson State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 10.15%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Jackson State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,5834,1408,44300
Admitted11,1533,6297,52400
Enrolled1,13241871400
Acceptance Rate 88.64% 87.66% 89.12% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 10.15% 11.52% 9.49% - -
[Chart] Jackson State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Jackson State, 8 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 472 applicants (43%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,125 at Jackson State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,210 and 25th percentile score is 1,073.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 21 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Jackson State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Jackson State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Jackson State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total107311251210
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing543595620
Math530530590
ACT Composite161921
Math151618
English141721
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Jackson State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Jackson State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Jackson State

The calendar system at Jackson State University is Semester. Jackson State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Jackson State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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