Headcounts and Directory Information
Jackson State University (Jackson State) is a public, four-years institute located in Jackson, MS. It has a total enrollment of 6,326 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 535 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Jackson State. The average faculty salary is $72,102 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,223 employees work at Jackson State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $59,503. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS |
| Phone Number | 601-979-2121 |
| Web | https://www.jsums.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 307 Full-time / 228 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 967 Full-time / 256 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $72,102 |
| Staff Average Salary | $59,503 |
| Student Population | 6,326 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Jackson State University, there are 1,223 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 967 full-time and 256 part-time staffs work at Jackson State. By gender there are 486 male and 737 female employees.
Among them, 535 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 307 full-time and 228 part-time faculty. By gender there are 238 male and 297 female faculty teaching at Jackson State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,223 | 486 | 737 | 967 | 392 | 575 | 256 | 94 | 162 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 535 | 238 | 297 | 307 | 153 | 154 | 228 | 85 | 143 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Management | 148 | 60 | 88 | 144 | 59 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 19 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 53 | 26 | 27 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 50 | 39 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Service | 46 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 32 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 328 | 59 | 269 | 311 | 55 | 256 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 17 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - |