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Acceptance Rate 93.15%
Yield 6.62%
SAT Score 920
ACT Score 18
Applicants 15,487

Jackson State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 93.15% at Jackson State University. Total 15,487 students applied and 14,426 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 920 and the average ACT score is 18.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationhttps://www.jsums.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.jsums.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate93.15%
Average Test Scores920 SAT / 18 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 93.15%. A total of 15,487 students (4,703 men and 10,784 women) have applied to and 14,426 (4,325 men and 10,101 women) students admitted to Jackson State University.
Among them, 386 male and 569 female students have enrolled into Jackson State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 6.62%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Jackson State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants15,4874,70310,78400
Admitted14,4264,32510,10100
Enrolled95538656900
Acceptance Rate 93.15% 91.96% 93.67% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 6.62% 8.92% 5.63% - -
[Chart] Jackson State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Jackson State, 93 applicants (10% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 277 applicants (29%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 920 at Jackson State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,070 and 25th percentile score is 820.
The average ACT score is 18 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 20 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
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 Total8209201070
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing430470550
Math390450520
ACT Composite151820
Math151618
English131621
[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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