The student population at Jackson State University is 6,906 (4,927 undergraduate and 1,979 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,228 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Jackson State is 71.34% which is decreased by 1,976 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 252 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.99 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,865 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 190.57% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,199 where 6,906 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

71.34% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.66% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,976 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 252 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.99 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Jackson State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Jackson State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,1346,9032,5664,3372,2316381,593
2014-159,508
374
7,199
296
2,691
125
4,508
171
2,309
78
672
34
1,637
44
2015-169,802
294
7,475
276
2,746
55
4,729
221
2,327
18
667
-5
1,660
23
2016-179,811
9
7,492
17
2,753
7
4,739
10
2,319
-8
607
-60
1,712
52
2017-188,558
-1,253
6,500
-992
2,376
-377
4,124
-615
2,058
-261
534
-73
1,524
-188
2018-197,250
-1,308
5,331
-1,169
1,914
-462
3,417
-707
1,919
-139
473
-61
1,446
-78
2019-207,020
-230
5,152
-179
1,813
-101
3,339
-78
1,868
-51
461
-12
1,407
-39
2020-216,921
-99
4,668
-484
1,607
-206
3,061
-278
2,253
385
518
57
1,735
328
2021-227,080
159
4,763
95
1,670
63
3,093
32
2,317
64
566
48
1,751
16
2022-236,906
-174
4,927
164
1,800
130
3,127
34
1,979
-338
507
-59
1,472
-279
Average8,1996,0412,1943,8472,1585641,594
Jackson State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,041 where 4,927 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Jackson State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,9035,8122,3043,5081,091262829
2014-157,1995,9592,3603,5991,240331909
2015-167,4756,6782,4954,183797251546
2016-177,4926,5072,3674,140985386599
2017-186,5005,9352,1833,752565193372
2018-195,3314,8401,7573,083491157334
2019-205,1524,1261,5702,5561,026243783
2020-214,6684,1711,4622,709497145352
2021-224,7634,0461,4232,623717247470
2022-234,9274,3161,6022,714611198413
Average6,0416,0411,9523,2876,041241561
Jackson State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,158 where 1,979 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Jackson State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,2318532605931,3783781,000
2014-152,3098602715891,4494011,048
2015-162,3278702616091,4574061,051
2016-172,3198282116171,4913961,095
2017-182,0588132175961,245317928
2018-191,9197381755631,181298883
2019-201,8686101634471,258298960
2020-212,2539362207161,3172981,019
2021-222,3178702086621,4473581,089
2022-231,9798402306101,139277862
Average2,1582,1582226002,158343994
Jackson State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 2.64% and the percentage of black students is 92.70% at Jackson State University. 0.30% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Jackson State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1436998,239601588111
2014-1539438,49138152496
2015-1631428,772441517106
2016-1727288,794611468100
2017-1824217,628611401106
2018-1918166,50450033192
2019-2020186,33861027181
2020-2128256,22858129876
2021-2219296,55138720049
2022-2319216,402221018247
Average26347,39549237886
Jackson State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,865 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 190.57% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Jackson State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-159,5089863,1805,342
2015-169,8021,2663,3435,193
2016-179,8111,5003,4254,886
2017-188,5581,4113,4413,706
2018-197,2501,3943,0902,766
2019-207,0201,4202,8662,734
2020-216,9212,6533,0331,235
2021-227,0803,1953,143742
2022-236,9062,8653,404637
Average8,0951,8543,2143,027

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