This document contains an enrollment report from Shemeka McClung, Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment at Jackson State University. It includes statistics on enrollment numbers, student demographics, academic majors, retention rates, and more. Key figures are that total enrollment is 9,508 students, with 6,819 undergraduate and 2,689 graduate students. The majority of students are in-state, black, and female. Top undergraduate majors are Biology, Childcare and Family Education, and Criminal Justice. The retention rate from fall 2013 to fall 2014 was 77.7% overall.
5. Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014
8 10 11 19 18
36
55
38 45
61
347
509
414
518 521
310
397
373
477
521
26 17
23 37
49
First-Time Full-Time Freshmen High School GPA
< 1 1 - 1.99 2 - 2.99 3 - 3.99 4 - 5
6. College Undergraduate Graduate TOTAL
College of Business 938 120 1058
College of Education &
Human Development
1643 876 2519
College of Liberal Arts 1520 213 1733
College of Public Service 825 715 1540
College of Science,
Engineering, &
Technology
1968 340 2308
Undecided Majors 305 45 350
UNIVERSITY TOTALS 6819 2689 9508
8. MASTERS PROGRAM
SocialWork (183)
Early Childhood Education (158)
Public Health (103)
Technology Education (86)
Public Policy & Administration (84)
DOCTORATE PROGRAMS
Educational Administration (127)
Public Health (113)
Urban Higher Education (82)
PublicAdministration (79)
Urban and Regional Planning (53)
9. COLLEGES Cohort (Fall 2013) Cohort (Fall 2014) Percentages
College of Business 129 89 69.0%
College of Education &
Human Development
81 68 84.0%
College of Liberal Arts 256 191 74.6%
College of Public Service 76 59 77.6%
College of Science,
Engineering, &
Technology
429 345 80.4%
Undecided Majors 125 100 80.0%
UNIVERSITYTOTALS 1096 852 77.7%
10. Shemeka S. McClung, Ph.D.
Director, Institutional Research, Planning, and
Assessment
www.jsums.edu/institutionalresearch
(601)979-2615
(601) 979-7030
Editor's Notes
9508 unduplicated head count
7814 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)—FTE enrollment uses credit hours to convert part time student activity to a full-time equivalent. Divide credit hours by 15 for UG and 12 for GR students (semester); double the value if doing the academic year.
Full-time Student—UG (12 hours or more); GR (9 hours or more)
Part time Student—UG (<12 hours); GR (<9 hours)
In State (MS Residents)—Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Copiah, Warren
Out-of-State Residents—Surrounding States, Foreign Countries and Islands
States—Illinois, Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas
Countries—China, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Bangladesh
Transfer-an UG student entering JSU who have previously attended another postsecondary institution.
Non Formula Students—could be students aged 21 or older under specified admission provisions.
Transient- student regularly enrolled and in good condition at an institution other than the reporting institution and is taking a course or courses at the reporting institution.
5 Year Comparison of ACT Averages
First Time Full Time Freshmen Class for Fall 2014—1196; Average ACT Score 18.9
ACT—highest score of 36