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