Alcorn State, Mississippi · Public · 4-year · Remote rural area
Overview
Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, Alcorn State University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a remote rural area. It enrolled 2,995 students in fall 2024, including 2,532 undergraduates and 463 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university and a land-grant institution. It is part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.
Alcorn State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Biology, Registered Nursing, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 589 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
2,995
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
589
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 37
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.