Alcorn State University

Overview of Alcorn State University

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Alcorn State is a public university, offering an education to over 3,500 students. It’s small population-wise, but large in land area. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1, which isn’t bad but isn’t great either. As soon as you see you’re having trouble with a class, make sure to make an effort to get in touch with your professor for an appointment for office hours or just to ask some questions in an email; their time will likely be at a premium. ASU is a four-year university that awards degrees ranging from associate degrees to doctorates; it also offers certificates that take less than one year to earn, post-baccalaureate certificates, and post-master’s certificates.

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Admissions

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Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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The total cost at Alcorn State University was $24,268 for a recent school year. This combines all the charges and fees you or your parents need to pay for a year including tuition, room and board, books, supplies, and other various charges, such as fees every student pays.

Colleges and universities track the average net price (in this case, $13,907) that their students pay. This number reflects how much is left for the students and their families to pay after financial aid has been applied to their bill. Lucky for some families, because financial aid eligibility is decided by annual income, some families will pay much less in their net price after financial aid is applied. In a recent academic year, Alcorn State’s net price by income broke down as you can see below.

So, as you can see, this could make a big difference, which is why it’s important to apply for as much student financial aid such as grants, scholarships, and even federal student loans, as is optimal for your family.

As a freshman student, if you qualify for financial aid, you’ll be in good company. A full 88% of freshmen in a recent year qualified for aid as well. These freshman received an average of $9,738 in financial aid and about half as many received an average of $8,450 in institutional grants and scholarships.

Sticker Price

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Academics

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You may prefer to take one of your classes in the evening or via the internet. At Alcorn State, you won’t have the option of evening classes, but you will be able to make the most out of their online learning options. You’ll only be able to choose classes, not entire degree programs for the online option.

Maybe you’ll start out your college career frustrated and ready to make a change and perhaps even transfer to a completely different school. If you do, there are plenty of great options available but, if you stick it out, you’ll be part of the retention rate. The retention rate tracks the percentage of students who attend in their first year and choose to come back as a second-year student. At Alcorn, this is a whopping 80%. That is well above the average retention rate, so they must be doing something right!

The 4-year graduation rate is a bit low at 22%, though this isn’t far off the average for public universities and the 6-year rate is not quite double that at 40%. Even though the student population is small, the university provides an education to students earning their undergraduate and graduate degrees. However, the percentage of graduate students is much lower than that of the undergraduate students (13% vs 87%).

The most popular degree programs are biological and biomedical sciences; liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities; business, management, marketing and related support services; health professions and related programs; and public administration and social service professions.

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Outcome & Salary

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The hope if that, after you finish school, you’ll land a wonderful job and your salary won’t be bad either. Whether or not this happens can come down to hard work or luck or both. However, you can check out how previous graduates have done based on their average salaries. Recent graduates earn an average early-career salary of $49,100 and their mid-career salaries increase to $69,500, which is about average for a public institution.

Based on these numbers, graduate’s 10-year salary earning potential is $600,450 and their 20-year earning potential is $1,295,450. If you subtract the average 4-year cost of education ($55,628) from these figures, you’ll find their projected return on investment (ROI). Their 10-year projected ROI is $544,822 and their 20-year ROI is $1,239,822.

Some high school graduates don’t go to college, but instead get right into the work force. Their national average salary is $38,792. Their 10-year projected income is $387,920 and their 20-year is $775,840.

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