Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi · Website
$36,421
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$36,421
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Alcorn State University is a public 4-year college in Alcorn State, Mississippi with 2,363 undergraduates and 463 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,265 a year (tuition and fees $8,785). It admits 45% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $36,421 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,265
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$8,785
US median $11,837
Admission rate
45%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$36,421
Rank 3,280 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,265
- Tuition and fees
- $8,785
- Cost of attendance
- $23,751
- Students with a need-based grant
- 70%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,613
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,344
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,296
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,244
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,620
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,386 in 2015-16 to $8,785 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 904
- SAT reading, middle
- 486
- SAT math, middle
- 478
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 2,363
- Graduate students
- 463
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $19.8M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,280 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 49 in Mississippi (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,265 | $13,265 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,785 | $4,806 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 45% | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 51% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $9,722 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $27,752 | $28,592 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $36,421 | $33,017 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 35% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 46% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 108 | $27,405 | $27,607 | $40,379 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 60 | $85,750 | $35,436 | $47,985 | $59,916 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $29,500 | $26,269 | $42,321 | $53,072 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $26,611 | $29,482 | $39,841 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $20,375 | $85,255 | $93,159 | $88,910 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,125 | $44,330 | $62,499 | $66,647 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $31,250 | Withheld | $46,157 | $51,790 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | $19,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $23,388 | $35,015 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $30,617 | $41,908 | $55,378 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $25,250 | $37,771 | Withheld | $53,676 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $28,402 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Biology, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $33,304 | $27,472 | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $25,500 | Withheld | $41,403 | $54,562 |
| Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Agriculture, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,941 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $28,000 | $27,087 | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 6 | $59,845 | $45,099 | $59,085 | $103,485 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Alcorn State and Mississippi on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Mississippi
- Homes: Homes for sale in Mississippi
Questions and answers
How much does Alcorn State University cost?
$13,265 a year is the average net price at Alcorn State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,785, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,751. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,613 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Alcorn State University?
45% of applicants are admitted to Alcorn State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 904 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Mississippi is 89%.
How much do Alcorn State University graduates earn?
$36,421 a year is the median pay of former Alcorn State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($27,752 after 6 years). That ranks 3,280 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 49 in Mississippi. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $85,255.
How much student debt do Alcorn State University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Alcorn State University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Alcorn State University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Alcorn State University finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Alcorn State University?
Biology, General (108 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (60 master's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (52 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.