Alcorn State University

What is the cost of studying for a year at Alcorn State University?

For 2024-25, Alcorn State's reported full-time undergraduate tuition was $8,105, with $680 in required fees. The reported amounts were the same for in-state and out-of-state undergraduates. Together, they equal $8,785 in published tuition and required fees before living and other expenses.

• Tuition and required fees: $8,785 for the reported academic year.
• Typical room and board charges: $12,204 combined.
• Reported books and supplies: $1,672.

Adding those three reported categories produces $22,661, but that is not a complete cost-of-attendance budget: transportation and personal expenses can add substantially, and individual housing or meal choices can differ. Part-time charges, graduate tuition, and charges for a particular program may also differ from this undergraduate example.

Financial aid changes what a student ultimately pays. Reported average net price after grant and scholarship aid was $12,344 for students from families earning up to $48,000 and $16,296 for those in the next reported income band. Those are group averages, not individual quotes. Students can use the FAFSA to be considered for eligible federal aid, including Pell Grants and loans, and should examine Alcorn scholarships and applicable Mississippi aid separately. Although aid was reported for all students in the measured group, 67% had student loans; an aid offer that includes a loan is not the same as a grant.

What are the work-study opportunities at Alcorn State University?

Federal Work-Study can allow eligible Alcorn State students to earn wages through approved part-time employment. It is a need-based financial-aid program, not a grant paid in full at the start of a term and not a guarantee that a job will be available.

Students seeking Work-Study should complete the FAFSA, review their aid offer, and ask financial aid how approved positions are advertised and paid. Other campus part-time jobs may have different eligibility and funding rules. For career development, students should distinguish a paid student job from an internship that carries academic credit or satisfies a major requirement. They can also ask the university's career staff about current appointments, employer events, résumé help, and internship-search support rather than infer a job-placement outcome from the existence of a service.