Alcorn State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Alcorn State University is a public master's university in Lorman, MS (rural setting), with 2,432 undergraduates (67% women). It admitted 25% of 7,511 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 850–998 on the SAT and 15–24 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $23,744 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $13,155 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 45% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, health professions & nursing, liberal arts & general studies. The campus reported 1.56 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Alcorn State University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,549
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Alcorn State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Alcorn State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 18 | room 10 | 2 | $334k | $18,553 | 969 | |
| Baseball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 35 | 1 over | 3 | $564k | $16,126 | 965 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 13 | room 2 | 1 | $1.4M | $106,671 | 962 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 15 | at cap | 1 | $1.2M | $81,701 | 967 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 998 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 987 | |
| Football | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 118 | 13 over | 3 | $4M | $33,520 | 963 | |
| Softball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 22 | room 3 | 2 | $397k | $18,048 | 972 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $138k | $17,198 | 998 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $131k | $16,429 | 991 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 29 over | 3 | $329k | $4,446 | 981 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 76 | 31 over | 3 | $392k | $5,159 | 970 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 13 | room 5 | 1 | $320k | $24,635 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.