Jackson State University Net Price Calculator

How is Net Price calculated?

Cost of Attendance

minus

Grants and/or Scholarships

=

Net Price

A few things of note:

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the Net Price Calculator, please keep in mind that this estimate does not represent a final determination, or actual award, of financial assistance. It is an estimate. It shall not be binding on the Secretary of Education, Jackson State University, or the State, and may change.

You must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to be eligible for, and receive, an actual financial aid award that includes Federal grant, loan, or work-study assistance under Title IV.

99% of our full-time, first-year undergraduate students received assistance through scholarships and grants in the current academic year.

The estimate is based on cost of attendance and financial aid provided to students in a previous year. Cost of attendance and financial aid availability change year to year and student to student.

The estimates generated apply to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only; international students are typically not eligible for federal or state aid and should contact Admissions for more information.

First, we need to know a bit about you/the student.

State of Legal Residence

Will you be a new, incoming First Year or Transfer student ?

Thank you!

Let's start with what an estimated Cost of Attendance (COA) includes. The Cost of Attendance is a federal financial aid term that must include these distinct categories of costs:

Direct Costs - paid directly to the college

• Tuition & Fees
• Living Expenses (if living on campus)

Indirect Costs - not paid to the college; these costs can vary greatly by student

• Living Expenses (if living off campus)
• Books & Supplies
• Transportation
• Miscellaneous

The Cost of Attendance does not factor in financial aid. We will get there next!

For now, below you will see your personalized estimated Cost of Attendance categories:

Cost of Attendance

Direct Costs

Tuition & Fees

This is based on one year of full-time undergraduate enrollment and includes student fees (tech fee, Student Activity Fee). This estimate is the same for all students.

Indirect Costs*

Living Expenses

This is based on the average cost of a dorm room and meal plan.

Books and Supplies

This can include textbooks, pens, paper, etc. This estimate is the same for all students.

Transportation

This can include the costs of flights, driving, parking, and related insurance. This estimate is the same for all students.

Direct Loan Fees

This is the fee for processing direct loans.

Personal Expenses

This includes anything else not listed above, such as clothing, toiletries, or medical expenses.

*You can adjust these estimates up or down if you've calculated a more precise number.

Cost of Attendance
(before aid)

Now, let's see if you're eligible for any merit scholarships. We will ask you some academic profile questions.

I'm ready to enter my academic profile.

Institutional Merit Aid

Jackson State University offers some academic scholarships based on a combination of GPA and test scores, renewable up to 8 semesters, fall and spring. These scholarships require:

• maintaining a 3.0 GPA while enrolled
• enrolling as a full-time student (completing 15 credits per semester)

To find out if you meet the criteria for any of these scholarships, provide your academic profile below.

*Please note, you must apply for JSU academic scholarships to be considered for the award. More information about academic scholarships can be found online on JSU's financial aid website. The application for academic scholarships opens each year on November 1 and closes on January 15.

High School GPA
(4.0 scale, unweighted)

ACT Composite Score
(between 1-36)

Total SAT Score
(400-1600)

If you took the ACT or SAT more than once, enter your highest score.

With this academic profile, your maximum academic scholarship eligibility is:

Presidential Academic Scholarship

Provost Academic Scholarship

Presidential Academic Scholarship

Provost Academic Scholarship

This academic profile does not meet any of Jackson State University's academic scholarship minimums.

Next, let's talk about financial aid.

Got it. I'm ready to keep going.

Institutional Merit Aid

Jackson State University offers some academic scholarships based on a combination of GPA and test scores, renewable up to 8 semesters, fall and spring. These scholarships require:

• maintaining a 3.0 GPA while enrolled
• enrolling as a full-time student (completing 15 credits per semester)

To find out if you meet the criteria for any of these scholarships, provide your academic profile below.

*Please note, you must apply for JSU academic scholarships to be considered for the award. More information about academic scholarships can be found online on JSU's financial aid website. The application for academic scholarships opens each year on March 15 and closes on June 1.

College GPA
(4.0 scale)

Are you a member of Phi Theta Kappa?

How many college credit hours have you completed/will have completed by the time you enroll at JSU?

Will you have earned an Associate of Arts degree by the time you enroll at JSU?

With this academic profile, your maximum academic scholarship eligibility is:

JSU Tiger Tuition Scholarship

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

JSU Tiger Tuition Scholarship

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

This academic profile does not meet any of Jackson State University's academic scholarship minimums.

Next, let's talk about financial aid.

Got it. I'm ready to keep going.

Need-Based Government Financial Aid

How is financial aid calculated?

Colleges will use two numbers from the FAFSA:

Your Student Aid Index, or SAI. The SAI is not just family income; it is a calculation of various financial numbers that can impact your need for assistance to pay for college. This number can be as low as -1,500 and as high as 999,999. A negative SAI indicates you have a higher financial need.

Your Pell Grant eligibility. The most common type of federal financial aid is the Pell Grant, which is an amount as high as $7,395 for the current aid year. This is not a loan; it is money provided to you, interest-free, by the federal government to lower your Cost of Attendance.

Luckily, the FAFSA has a quick and easy tool that will walk you through the criteria used to calculate these numbers and provide you with an estimated SAI and Pell Grant amount before you submit an official FAFSA. You will use this to retrieve these numbers to enter below.

Next Steps:

1. Go to the FAFSA Financial Aid Estimator tool and follow the prompts (this will open in a new window so you do not close out of this form). This should take no longer than 5-10 minutes.

2. Make note of the SAI and Pell Grant amounts that the tool provides you. The results should look something like this, with the necessary numbers circled:

screenshot of sample aid calculator

3. Enter this information below.

Estimated SAI

If your SAI is negative, enter it with the negative sign (ex: -500, not 500).

A negative SAI will be converted to 0 for the Net Price calculation

Estimated Pell Grant

Interest-free federal grant money. This is not a loan.

State Grant

As a Mississippi resident, you may qualify for a Mississippi state aid program.

You must complete the online MAPP application to be considered for state grants. You can find deadline information and check additional grant requirements on the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid's website.

Do you meet these income limitations?

Will you be younger than 25 by October 1 of the year in which you plan to enroll at JSU?

Do you meet at least one of the following criteria:

Have been in legal custody of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (CPS) at any time since age 13.
Have lived in a qualified residential living facility (Mississippi Baptist Children’s Village, Sunnybrook Children’s Home, or Berean Children’s Home) at any time since age 13.
Have been adopted from the legal custody of CPS or a qualified residential living facility at any time since age 13.

Are you a dependent child (must not have reached the age of 23) or spouse of any Mississippi law enforcement officer, full-time firefighter or volunteer firefighter who suffered fatal injuries or wounds which occurred in the performance of the official and appointed duties of his or her office or who became permanently and totally disabled as a result of injuries or wounds which occurred in the performance of the official and appointed duties of his or her office?

Based on your profile, you may qualify for:

FAITH Scholarship

LAW Scholarship

HELP - Higher Ed Legislative Plan

MESG - Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant

MTAG - Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant

*Note: No student may receive undergraduate grant aid through more than one state-supported undergraduate grant program in the same term of enrollment. If a student is eligible for aid through multiple grant programs, the student shall be awarded from the program that awards the larger sum. No student shall receive undergraduate grant aid from any program or any combination of programs for more than eight semesters or twelve trimesters.

This profile does not meet the criteria for a Mississippi state aid program.

State Grant

As a Mississippi resident, you may qualify for a Mississippi state aid program.

You must complete the online MAPP application to be considered for state grants. You can find deadline information and check additional grant requirements on the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid's website.

When did you graduate from high school?

High School GPA
(4.0 scale, unweighted)

ACT Composite Score
(between 1-36)

Do you meet these income limitations?

Will you be younger than 25 by October 1 of the year in which you plan to enroll at JSU?

Do you meet at least one of the following criteria:

Have been in legal custody of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (CPS) at any time since age 13.
Have lived in a qualified residential living facility (Mississippi Baptist Children’s Village, Sunnybrook Children’s Home, or Berean Children’s Home) at any time since age 13.
Have been adopted from the legal custody of CPS or a qualified residential living facility at any time since age 13.

Are you a dependent child (must not have reached the age of 23) or spouse of any Mississippi law enforcement officer, full-time firefighter or volunteer firefighter who suffered fatal injuries or wounds which occurred in the performance of the official and appointed duties of his or her office or who became permanently and totally disabled as a result of injuries or wounds which occurred in the performance of the official and appointed duties of his or her office?

Based on your profile, you may qualify for:

FAITH Scholarship

LAW Scholarship

HELP - Higher Ed Legislative Plan

MESG - Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant

MTAG - Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant

*Note: No student may receive undergraduate grant aid through more than one state-supported undergraduate grant program in the same term of enrollment. If a student is eligible for aid through multiple grant programs, the student shall be awarded from the program that awards the larger sum. No student shall receive undergraduate grant aid from any program or any combination of programs for more than eight semesters or twelve trimesters. Awards may not exceed tuition and required fees.

This profile does not meet the criteria for a Mississippi state aid program.

Ok, let's calculate your Net Price!

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Estimated Net Price

Below is your customized net price for one year of attending Jackson State University.

Estimated Net Price

Remember: The estimate provided using this calculator does not represent a final determination, or actual award, of financial assistance, or a final net price; it is an estimate based on generalized cost of attendance. Cost of attendance and financial aid availability change year to year and student to student.

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Jackson State University Net Price Calculator

How is Net Price calculated?

A few things of note:

First, we need to know a bit about you/the student.

Thank you!

The Cost of Attendance does not factor in financial aid. We will get there next!

Cost of Attendance

Direct Costs

Indirect Costs*

Now, let's see if you're eligible for any merit scholarships. We will ask you some academic profile questions.

Now, let's see if you're eligible for any merit scholarships. We will ask you some academic profile questions.

Institutional Merit Aid

Next, let's talk about financial aid.

Next, let's talk about financial aid.

Institutional Merit Aid

Next, let's talk about financial aid.

Next, let's talk about financial aid.

Need-Based Government Financial Aid

How is financial aid calculated?

Next Steps:

State Grant

State Grant

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Ok, let's calculate your Net Price!

Estimated Net Price

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