Jackson State University · Admissions

Jackson, MS · City · Public · Research university · the Tigers · Website ↗

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.

91%

Admitted

of 14,141 applicants

17th

Selectivity percentile

among Division I schools

850–1080

SAT middle 50%

15–20

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

32%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

SAT 850 – 1080 Your SAT

SAT reading 440 – 550

SAT math 410 – 530

ACT 15 – 20 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than17%

Graduation rate32%

Applicants14,141
Admitted12,868 91%
Undergraduates4,769
Women67%
Graduate within 6 years32%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

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