Alcorn is a place of purpose, history, and discovery.
With a steadfast focus on the future, bolstered by its rich heritage of trailblazers and innovators, Alcorn is well-known for its supportive and well-rounded learning environment while providing an excellent education at an affordable price. We invite you to explore our highly regarded academic programs. Talk with us about the ones that spark your curiosity, your intellect, and your creativity.
Generations of successful alumni have distinguished themselves in the most competitive arenas,
including education, medicine, law, business and professional athletics.
Alcorn State University partners with Getty Images to preserve the legacy of America’s first public land-grant HBCU
Alcorn State University is making a bold move to bring its story as America’s first public land-grant historically Black college and university (HBCU) to a global audience with its new content partnership with Getty Images, a preeminent global visual Read More
Alcorn State University celebrates graduates across two ceremonies, honors Golden Class of 1976
Alcorn State University conferred degrees upon 472 graduates Saturday during its 2026 Spring Commencement. There were 370 undergraduates and 102 graduate students. Ceremonies were held in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex on the Lorman Read More
Commencement Series: Patterson’s road to advocacy ran through loss and purpose
Shantwana Patterson has spent the better part of eight years making other people feel better. Room by room, shift by shift, in the long and fluorescent corridors of long-term care facilities, she showed up for Read More
About Alcorn
Alcorn State University has a great tradition of excellence and a powerful place in history. From our founding as the nation’s first public historically black land-grant institution to creating great advantages and opportunities for our students.
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