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Alcorn State University

Total
Students
Full-Time
Undergrads
Percent Accepted Percent Women Resident Tuition & Fees Non-Res. Tuition & Fees Room & Board
3,5842,71059%62%$4,156$9,332$4,616
Year last surveyed2007
Address1000 ASU Drive
Alcorn State MS 39096-7500
Phone(601) 877-6100
Admissionsin-state: (800) 222-6790
out-of-state: (800) 222-6790
fax: (601) 877-6347
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's Colleges and Universities I
Typecomprehensive higher education institution [awards bachelor's and may also award associate degrees, offers graduate programs primarily at the master's, specialist's, or professional level, but not more than two doctoral programs]
Student BodyCoeducational
Established1871
Institutional ControlPublic – State
Academic CalendarSemesters

Admissions Details: Alcorn State University

Currency type for cost data.US dollars
Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.3,085
Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.1,827
Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list?no
Does institution have an open admissions policy?no
Does institution have a preferential admission policy?yes
Basis of preferential admissionsstate residents
Does the institution have Early Admission?yes
Does the institution accept an International Baccalaureate.no
Does the institution have an Early Action plan.no
Does the institution have an Early Decision plan.no
Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option?yes
High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students.required, GED accepted.
Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator.continuous.
Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).continuous.
Fall transfers application deadline type indicator.continuous.
Fall transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).continuous.
Application fee.$0
Does the institution accept electronic applications.yes
Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students.yes
Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students.no
Entrance difficulty level for all or most students.minimally difficult
Accepts CLEP subject for transfers.yes
No age limit exists for completed credits/courses to be transferred to the institution.yes
Credit for military service.yes

Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.