Jackson State University Student Population and Demographics

Jackson State Student Population

There are 6,326 students including 4,650 undergraduate and 1,676 graduate students at Jackson State University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 4,946 full-time and 1,380 part-time students with gender distribution of 2,155 male and 4,171 female students.

Jackson State University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 2,221 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Jackson State University has a total enrollment of 6,326 with a gender distribution of 34.07% male (2,155 students) and 65.93% female (4,171 students). There are 1,712 male and 2,938 female students in undergraduate school and 443 male and 1,233 female students are attending graduate school at Jackson State University.

Student Population By Gender
Jackson State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,326	2,155	4,171
Undergraduate	4,650	1,712	2,938
Graduate	1,676	443	1,233
Full-time	4,946	1,739	3,207
Part-time	1,380	416	964

[Chart] Jackson State University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Jackson State University has 4,946 full-time and 1,380 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,178 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 472 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 768 students are full-time and 908 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Jackson State University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,326	4,946	1,380
Undergraduate	4,650	4,178	472
Graduate	1,676	768	908
Men	2,155	1,739	416
Women	4,171	3,207	964

[Chart] Jackson State University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Jackson State University, 2,221 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,227 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 6,326 students.

In undergraduate schools, 4,176 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,272 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Jackson State University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,326	4,650	1,676
Online Exclusively	2,221	1,186	1,035
In Some Online Classes	3,227	2,990	237
Not In Online Classes	878	474	404

[Chart] Jackson State University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Jackson State University. There are 20 American Indian/Native American, 195 White, 5,820 Black/African American, 14 Asian, 14 Hispanic, 8 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 14 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Jackson State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,326	2,155	4,171
American Indian/Native American	20	7	13
Asian	14	9	5
Black/African American	5,820	1,914	3,906
Hispanic	14	8	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	6	2
White	195	77	118
Two More	26	10	16
Race Un-Known	16	4	12

[Chart] Jackson State UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Jackson State University.

Age Distribution
Jackson State University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,326	4,650	1,676
Under 18	34	34	0
Age 18-19	1,252	1,252	0
Age 20-21	1,442	1,434	8
Age 22-24	1,209	1,001	208
Age 25-29	733	372	361
Age 30-34	460	177	283
Age 35-39	362	121	241
Age 40-49	538	164	374
Age 50-64	276	88	188
Over 64	20	7	13
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Jackson State University 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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