Jackson State University is a mid-sized historically black public university located in Jackson, MS ranked 17th in Mississippi. It has a total of 6,260 full-time undergraduate students and is not very competitive, with a 67.52% acceptance rate. Jackson State University offers 93 different majors and is best known for its Rhetoric and Composition program, which is ranked 47th in the US. With an annual tuition of $8,270 per year, Jackson State University is pretty low-priced. 36.8% of students graduate moving on to the next stage of their lives, working. After college, alumni go on to take home close to $30,000 per year, which is 28% below the national median.