Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
- Undergrads
- 4,600
- Admit rate
- 93%
- Net price
- $23.8k
- Grad rate
- 51%
- HBCU
- Specialty: Business 16%
- Specialty: Education 14%
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL 36104City: MidsizeUNITID 100724
Public 4-yearDoctoral/Professional UniversitiesHBCUSpecialty: Biology 13%Specialty: Criminal Justice & Protective Services 11%Specialty: Interdisciplinary Studies 10%
Undergraduates
3,477
Graduate students
560
Admit rate
98%
Average net price
$20.4k
Graduation rate
30%
Retention rate
70%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$34.5k
Median debt
$31k
Student : faculty
15:1
Value score*
27th pct.
Programs offered
54
Highest degree
Graduate degree
- Sector
- Public 4-year
- Region
- South · East South Central
- Setting
- City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)
- Carnegie
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year, medium, highly residential
- Predominant degree
- Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
- Religious affiliation
- None reported
- Main campus
- Yes
* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.
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- Undergrads
- 3,015
- Admit rate
- 90%
- Net price
- $19.1k
- Grad rate
- 61%
- Specialty: Business 15%
- Specialty: Health Professions 11%
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Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
- Undergrads
- 6,844
- Admit rate
- 97%
- Net price
- $16.6k
- Grad rate
- 22%
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Canyon, TX
- Undergrads
- 6,917
- Admit rate
- 99%
- Net price
- $19.5k
- Grad rate
- 55%
- Hispanic-serving
- Specialty: Business 18%
- Specialty: Interdisciplinary Studies 18%
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
- Undergrads
- 5,074
- Admit rate
- 89%
- Net price
- $15.8k
- Grad rate
- 39%
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- Specialty: Business 19%
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Houston, TX
- Undergrads
- 6,078
- Admit rate
- 91%
- Net price
- $15.6k
- Grad rate
- 52%
- Hispanic-serving
- Specialty: Business 22%
- Specialty: Interdisciplinary Studies 12%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.