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For a high quality, flexible educational experience at a small, private school with a large community, the Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, may be the place for you. Student life at Alcorn is active with more than 40 campus clubs and organizations. The community is inclusive and strives to nurture an academic environment that supports diversity through exposure, sensitivity and understanding of a wide range of educational and leadership opportunities. Academics offered at the university include a variety of degrees, including associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and specialist degrees in the university’s seven schools. Programs are offered in fields like the liberal arts and sciences, agriculture and applied sciences, business, education, psychology and more. Admissions are determined on a rolling basis, allowing you to start whenever you’re accepted. There are four criteria for acceptance: * High school GPA of at least 3.2 * High school GPA of at least 2.5 and an ACT score of 16 * High school GPA of at least 2.0 and an ACT score of 18 * Satisfy the NCAA standards for student-athletes who are “full qualifiers” The school is both drug and smoke free. Tuition is set lower for Mississippi residents. Students who complete a FAFSA application may be eligible to receive financial aid through the form of federal, state and private assistance. Alcorn State University is an HBCU