Jackson State University

Jackson State University is a public institution that was founded in 1877. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,500, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 220 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Jackson State University's ranking in the 2019 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, Tier 2.

The University produces technologically-advanced, diverse, ethical, global leaders who think critically, address societal problems and compete effectively.Jackson State University has a distinguished history, rich in the tradition of educating young men and women for leadership, having undergone seven name changes as it grew and developed.Founded as Natchez Seminary in 1877 by the American Baptist Home mission Society, the school was established as Natchez, Mississippi for the moral, religious and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states.