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97.3%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%	Asian or Pacific Islander
0.4%	Hispanic
1.6%	White (non-Hispanic)

Undergraduate breakdown:


90.5%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.0%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.2%	Asian or Pacific Islander
0.4%	Hispanic
6.8%	White (non-Hispanic)
2.0%	total international (nonresident aliens)

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

1,756 acres

City or town school is located in:

Alcorn State, MS

Population of city/town:

4,138

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Vicksburg, Natchez

Nearest major city:

Vicksburg, MS

Distance of nearest major city:

45 miles

Population of nearest major city:

33,309

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

women's dorms (55%)
men's dorms (45%)

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

85%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

51%

Percent of students who live off campus:

49%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

yes

Computer equipment is provided in:

library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

1000

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, math, English

Additional services offered:

placement service

Counseling services:

career, academic, psychological, alchohol and substance abuse

Career placement services:

co-op education

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

12%

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

Greater Alcorn Herald

Number of honor societies:

Campus-based religious organizations:

Sunday Worship Services, Young Women Christian Association, Gospel Choir, PHA Masonic Order, Church of God In Christ (COGIC), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Wesley Foundation

Minority student organizations:

International Student Organization

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

The Student Government Association, Beaute Noir ASU Modeling Squad, ASU Gazette Library, Male Chorale, The Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Student Body Organization (SBO) for the School of Nursing, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Marching Band, The Alcorn Players, The University Choir, ROTC Band/Drill Team, Alcorn Chapter of the NAACP, ASU Heritage Committee, ASU Cheering Squad

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Mr. Wiley Jones (Interim),
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Alicia Gadson

Athletic department's mailing address:

Lloyd N. Hill
Athletic Director
Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive #510
Alcorn State, MS 39096

School mascot:

Braves

Athletic conference memberships:

Southwestern Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	no
Men's basketball	no
Men's cross-country	no
Men's football	no
Men's golf	no
Men's tennis	no
Men's track and field (indoor)	no
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no
Women's basketball	no
Women's bowling	no
Women's cross-country	no
Women's golf	no
Women's soccer	no
Women's softball	no
Women's tennis	no
Women's track and field (indoor)	no
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no
Women's volleyball	no

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

Nearest international airport:

Jackson, MS (90 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Jackson, MS (80 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Lorman, MS (near campus)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

38% immediately

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

California State Polytechnic University--Pomona (CA);DePaul University (IL);Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (FL);Johns Hopkins University (MD);Kettering University (MI);Mississippi College (MS);Purdue University--West Lafayette (IN);Strayer University (DC);University of Louisville (KY)

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

84% within six months of graduation, 87% within one year of graduation, 89% within two years of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

USDA, John Deere, Wells Fargo Financial, FDIC, Cargill, Naval Oceanographic Office, Primerica Financial Services, Ergon Refining, Mississippi Valley Gas, Eastman Chemical, Dow Chemical, Walgreens, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Exxon, Tyson Foods, Sanderson Farms, Entergy Operations, Trustmark, Monsanto, U.S. Department of Energy, Mississippi State Tax Commission

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Honorable Alyce Griffin Clarks Mississippi State Representative Mr. Steve McNair Tennessee Titans

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