Jackson, MS · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for Jackson State University
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
The government gives no price after grants here for this income range.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at Jackson State University
| Full price, in state | $24,363 |
| Full price, out of state | $28,483 |
| After grants, at your income | not reported |
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. Jackson State's Presidential Scholarship (a 3.4 GPA and a 29 ACT or 1350 SAT) covers tuition, fees, and room and board. Its Provost Scholarship (a 3.2 GPA and a 24 ACT or 1130 SAT) covers tuition only. Both depend on funding.
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At Jackson State University, our scenarios for Mississippi households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $4,500 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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What Jackson State University says it awards for grades and test scores.
Jackson State's Presidential Scholarship (a 3.4 GPA and a 29 ACT or 1350 SAT) covers tuition, fees, and room and board. Its Provost Scholarship (a 3.2 GPA and a 24 ACT or 1130 SAT) covers tuition only. Both depend on funding.
“Presidential Academic Scholarship Requirement: Incoming Freshman with a College Preparatory Curriculum GPA of 3.4 & an ACT score of 29 or above (or an SAT score of 1350 or above). Covers: Full Tuition, Fees, Room and Board.”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what Jackson State University reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit. For a family that lives in Mississippi, it also counts Mississippi's tax deduction for money you put through its 529 plan.
The $4,500 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in Jackson State University's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in Mississippi, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price Jackson State University at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: Jackson State University's own 2026-27 tuition and fees, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. Housing, food and books are the College Scorecard's. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Jackson State University. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
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