How many students at Jackson State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,906 students have enrolled in Jackson State University with 4,927 undergraduate and 1,979 graduate students.
By gender, 2,307 male and 4,599 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
2,865 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,404 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Jackson State University has a total of 6,906 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,927 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,979 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,307 male and 4,599 female students (the male-female ratio is 33:67) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,906 | 4,927 | 1,979 |
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| Men | 2,307 | 1,800 | 507 |
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| Women | 4,599 | 3,127 | 1,472 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 182 White, 6,402 Black, and 21 Asian students out of a total of 6,906 are attending at Jackson State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 19 | 6 | 13 |
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| Asian | 21 | 9 | 12 |
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| Black | 6,402 | 2,086 | 4,316 |
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| Hispanic | 22 | 7 | 15 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 4 | 6 |
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| White | 182 | 78 | 104 |
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| Two or more races | 47 | 13 | 34 |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 15 | 6 | 9 |
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| Asian | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| Black | 4,680 | 1,687 | 2,993 |
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| Hispanic | 21 | 7 | 14 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| White | 90 | 47 | 43 |
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| Two or more races | 33 | 8 | 25 |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Asian | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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| Black | 1,722 | 399 | 1,323 |
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| Hispanic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 92 | 31 | 61 |
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| Two or more races | 14 | 5 | 9 |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Jackson State has 5 students under 18 years old and 35 students over 65 years old. There are 4,193 students under 25 years old, and 2,713 students over 25 years old out of 6,906 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 5 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. Jackson State has 3,952 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 975 students aged 25 and over.
It has 241 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,738 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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| 18-19 | 1,529 | 988 | 541 |
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| 20-21 | 1,430 | 876 | 554 |
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| 22-24 | 1,229 | 699 | 530 |
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| 25-29 | 755 | 536 | 219 |
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| 30-34 | 520 | 381 | 139 |
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| 35-39 | 430 | 313 | 117 |
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| 40-49 | 613 | 494 | 119 |
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| 50-64 | 360 | 282 | 78 |
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| Over 65 | 35 | 26 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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| 18-19 | 1,529 | 988 | 541 |
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| 20-21 | 1,424 | 871 | 553 |
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| 22-24 | 994 | 537 | 457 |
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| 25-29 | 348 | 235 | 113 |
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| 30-34 | 184 | 142 | 42 |
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| 35-39 | 147 | 112 | 35 |
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| 40-49 | 185 | 150 | 35 |
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| 50-64 | 101 | 82 | 19 |
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| Over 65 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 235 | 162 | 73 |
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| 25-29 | 407 | 301 | 106 |
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| 30-34 | 336 | 239 | 97 |
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| 35-39 | 283 | 201 | 82 |
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| 40-49 | 428 | 344 | 84 |
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| 50-64 | 259 | 200 | 59 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Jackson State University, 2,865 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,404 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,149 students lived in Mississippi or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 716 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,906 | 2,865 | 3,404 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,927 | 1,486 | 3,153 |
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| Graduate | 1,979 | 1,379 | 251 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Mississippi Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,149 | 657 | 59 |
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| Undergraduate | 973 | 509 | 4 |
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| Graduate | 1,176 | 148 | 55 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,927 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 440 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.93%.393 students have transferred in as full-time status and 47 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,923 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 393 |
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| Regular Part-time | 564 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 47 |
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