How Jackson State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 73.25%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.00% at Jackson State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.04% and women students' rate is 74.66%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Jackson State University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	64.64%	68.14%	62.90%
2014-15	70.47% 5.83%	64.90% 8.15%	71.05% 8.15%
2015-16	67.52% -2.96%	63.20% -1.05%	70.00% -1.05%
2016-17	63.32% -4.19%	57.19% -3.13%	66.87% -3.13%
2017-18	71.73% 8.41%	67.54% 7.03%	73.90% 7.03%
2018-19	68.93% -2.80%	65.46% -3.31%	70.60% -3.31%
2019-20	67.52% -1.41%	64.42% -1.59%	69.00% -1.59%
2020-21	89.98% 22.46%	85.97% 22.78%	91.78% 22.78%
2021-22	62.00% -27.98%	56.01% -26.78%	65.00% -26.78%
2022-23	88.64% 26.64%	87.66% 24.12%	89.12% 24.12%
2023-24	91.00% 2.36%	90.01% 1.88%	91.00% 1.88%
Average	73.25%	70.04%	74.66%

Jackson State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.16% where the current academic year yield is 8.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Jackson State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32.05%	38.87%	28.37%
2014-15	30.37% -1.67%	36.95% -0.29%	28.09% -0.29%
2015-16	22.77% -7.61%	27.98% -8.03%	20.06% -8.03%
2016-17	21.73% -1.04%	26.31% -0.59%	19.46% -0.59%
2017-18	20.71% -1.02%	25.97% -1.25%	18.21% -1.25%
2018-19	15.70% -5.01%	19.53% -4.22%	13.99% -4.22%
2019-20	15.06% -0.63%	19.25% -0.80%	13.20% -0.80%
2020-21	7.25% -7.82%	9.40% -6.85%	6.35% -6.85%
2021-22	16.01% 8.76%	20.97% 7.65%	13.99% 7.65%
2022-23	10.15% -5.86%	11.52% -4.50%	9.49% -4.50%
2023-24	8.00% -2.15%	10.01% -2.49%	7.00% -2.49%
Average	18.16%	22.43%	16.20%

Jackson State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,624, the average number of admitted is 6,521, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,001. The number of Jackson State applicants increased by 12.38% (1,558 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Jackson State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,325	3,442	1,103
2014-15	5,588 263	3,938 93	1,196 93
2015-16	8,035 2,447	5,425 39	1,235 39
2016-17	9,390 1,355	5,946 57	1,292 57
2017-18	6,282 -3,108	4,506 -359	933 -359
2018-19	7,680 1,398	5,294 -102	831 -102
2019-20	8,396 716	5,669 23	854 23
2020-21	9,551 1,155	8,594 -231	623 -231
2021-22	7,889 -1,662	4,891 160	783 160
2022-23	12,583 4,694	11,153 349	1,132 349
2023-24	14,141 1,558	12,868 -103	1,029 -103
Average	8,624	6,521	1,001

Jackson State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Jackson State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes