Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
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Overview
Public
2,345 Undergraduates
38% Admissions Rate
Rural: Remote
HBCU
Mostly Women
Public
Region: South
Division 1
Size: Small
Master's
Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Dr Ste 359
Alcorn State, Mississippi
39096-7500
(601) 877-6100
www.alcorn.edu/
Location

Alcorn State University is a public, historically black, comprehensive, land-grant institution located northwest of Lorman, Mississippi in rural Claiborne County. It was founded in 1871 by the Reconstruction-era legislature to provide higher education for freedmen. It is the first black land grant college established in the United States. More from Wikipedia...

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Students
34%

Men

66%

Women

23

Average Age of Entering Students

162

New Transfer Students

Admissions
38%

Acceptance Rate

15%

Enrollment Yield

800-960

SAT Range

6,846

Applicants in 2020

Costs
$17,938

Typical Cost

$7,290

Out-Of-State (published)

$7,290

In-State (published)

100%

Recieve Financial Aid

92%

Have Loans

$17,000

Median Debt

Academics
16 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

Doctoral

Highest Degree Offered

"Biology/Biological Sciences

Top Major

Athletics
Football Conference:

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Basketball Conference:

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Track & Field Conference:

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Football Division:

1

Basketball Division:

1

Track Division:

1

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