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Jackson State University

Location
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Nickname
Tigers
Established
23 October, 1877
Jackson State University

Jackson State University is a public historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Jackson State University's athletic teams, the Tigers, participate in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The university is also the home of the Sonic Boom of the South, a marching band founded in the 1940s. Their accompanying danceline, the Prancing J-Settes, are well known for their unique style of dance, known as J-Setting.

Motto "Challenging Minds, Changing Lives"
Type Public historically black university
Established October 23, 1877
Academic affiliations Sea-grant, Space-grant
Endowment $60 million (2019)
President Thomas Hudson
Academic staff 450
Administrative staff 1,208
Students 7,020 (Fall 2019)
Undergraduates 5,152 (Fall 2019)
Postgraduates 1,868 (Fall 2019)
Campus Urban
Newspaper The Blue & White Flash
Colors Navy blue and White
Athletics NCAA Division I-FCS – SWAC
Mascot Bengal Tiger

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Historically black university founded during the Reconstruction era as Natchez Seminary by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York City. It was renamed Jackson College in 1882.

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Their marching band, the Sonic Boom of the South, gained a reputation for being one of the most prominent in the nation.

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