Jacksonville State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 120,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,641 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,668
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 76%
From Region 21%
Athletes 421 (6.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Black 24%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Humanities 123 46% 80% 0% 11% 5% 1% $46,731 1 -0.81 21 97%
English 11 — 45% 73% 0% 18% 0% 0% $48,010 30 -0.54 25 94% — — — —
Foreign Languages 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,922 28 -0.55 35 — — — — —
History 12 — 92% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,164 33 -0.47 36 97% — — — —
Communication 30 — 30% 80% 0% 13% 3% 0% $45,849 4 -1.50 19 95% — — — —
Geography 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,412 3 -1.58 26 100% — — — —
Political Science 13 +1 38% 62% 0% 23% 8% 8% $51,600 3 -1.52 34 96% — — — —
Art 12 — 17% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $32,282 4 -1.56 3 96% — — — —
Drama 6 — 17% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $40,756 36 -0.31 10 — — — — —
Film Production 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $41,771 11 -1.06 11 — — — — —
Music 27 — 70% 78% 0% 7% 11% 0% $50,650 66 +0.42 31 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Industry 283 61% 71% 1% 15% 4% 4% $70,457 46 -0.66 75 97% 6.6%
Occupational Safety and Health 22 — 86% 82% 0% 5% 9% 0% $107,078 98 +2.65 97 100% — — — —
Accounting 31 — 52% 74% 0% 3% 13% 3% $71,550 15 -1.00 77 98% — — — —
Business Economics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,651 5 -1.18 70 — — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,649 4 -1.25 66 — — — — —
Finance 41 — 73% 61% 7% 12% 7% 12% $76,955 14 -0.76 82 98% 4.8% — — —
Management 91 — 56% 73% 0% 19% 1% 2% $60,836 11 -0.87 58 95% 8.0% — — —
Marketing 58 — 31% 76% 0% 16% 0% 5% $52,444 1 -1.96 36 96% 6.1% — — —
Electronic Engineering Technology 6 — 100% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $90,001 51 +0.11 91 — — — — —
Manufacturing Systems Technology 28 — 96% 64% 0% 18% 4% 4% $96,387 88 +0.64 94 100% 5.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Professional Studies 529 31% 65% 0% 20% 5% 2% $51,487 1 -0.63 34 95% 10.5%
Recreation 29 — 69% 66% 0% 31% 0% 3% $49,488 8 -1.00 28 91% — — — —
General Studies 115 — 55% 50% 1% 32% 5% 3% $52,941 31 -0.42 38 93% 10.5% — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 31 — 10% 65% 0% 26% 0% 0% $45,524 11 -0.92 19 98% 11.2% — — —
Psychology 48 +3 17% 62% 2% 19% 4% 6% $45,965 4 -1.38 20 98% — — — —
Social Work 35 — 6% 46% 0% 37% 11% 0% $52,346 42 -0.11 36 95% — — — —
Sociology 8 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $48,859 16 -0.73 27 — — — — —
Elementary Education 87 — 2% 85% 0% 7% 3% 0% $51,647 49 -0.10 34 93% — — — —
Physical Education 13 — 69% 54% 0% 8% 0% 0% $50,344 16 -0.91 31 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 42 — 43% 88% 0% 0% 7% 0% $51,647 32 -0.40 34 93% — — — —
Special Education 12 — 8% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,459 37 -0.37 39 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 26 — 38% 65% 0% 23% 8% 4% $51,044 7 -1.22 32 94% 9.7% — — —
Emergency Management 19 +1 58% 68% 0% 5% 16% 0% $63,046 26 -0.90 63 — — — — —
Forensic Investigation 64 +4 17% 55% 0% 28% 6% 2% $52,965 12 -0.96 38 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions and Wellness 113 32% 51% 2% 30% 4% 3% $65,001 26 -0.47 67 95% 4.6%
Health Science 80 — 36% 55% 0% 30% 1% 4% $60,772 28 -0.53 58 93% — — — —
Respiratory Therapy 33 — 21% 42% 6% 30% 9% 0% $75,255 33 -0.34 81 100% 4.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Mathematics 126 48% 55% 5% 17% 7% 8% $60,354 10 -1.61 57 99%
Computer Science 26 — 85% 54% 4% 23% 8% 8% $81,313 5 -1.28 86 100% — — — —
Information Technology 14 — 71% 43% 7% 14% 0% 21% $79,551 16 -0.91 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 +3 67% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $53,308 1 -1.77 39 89% — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $56,321 4 -1.10 47 96% — — — —
Biology 78 +4 29% 56% 4% 17% 9% 5% $50,568 3 -1.84 31 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lurleen B. Wallace College of Nursing 203 16% 71% 0% 15% 5% 1% $96,660 93 +0.44 95 96% 2.8%
Nursing 203 — 16% 71% 0% 15% 5% 1% $96,660 74 +0.44 95 96% 2.8% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,546
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,824
Est. In-State Cost $17,523
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,112
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 24.5% 338 26% 65% 1% 20% 5% 2% $86,754 81 +0.28 90 96% 3.1%
Business & Economics 18.6% 256 55% 71% 1% 16% 3% 5% $61,641 6 -1.14 60 96% 6.7%
Social Sciences 12.3% 169 20% 64% 1% 22% 5% 3% $47,813 4 -1.04 24 97% 11.2%
Education 11.2% 154 19% 83% 0% 5% 4% 0% $51,678 36 -0.27 34 94% —
Professional 10.4% 143 45% 59% 0% 24% 7% 2% $64,011 42 -0.64 65 99% 7.5%
Humanities 10.2% 140 56% 56% 1% 28% 4% 2% $52,472 34 -0.43 37 93% 10.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.7% 78 29% 56% 4% 17% 9% 5% $50,568 2 -1.84 31 100% —
Arts 3.7% 51 47% 80% 0% 8% 8% 0% $44,120 17 -0.31 16 99% —
Computer Science 2.9% 40 80% 50% 5% 20% 5% 12% $80,696 7 -1.15 85 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 8 75% 62% 12% 0% 0% 12% $54,061 1 -1.60 41 91% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #513 93% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 3 #297 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #602 93% — 3 #533 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 158 $15.0M $15.0M $0
Baseball 39 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Cross Country 19 $256K $256K $0
Basketball 17 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Golf 15 $389K $389K $0
Tennis 10 $365K $365K $0
Rifle 4 $71K $71K $0
Total 262 $20.4M $20.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 42 $408K $408K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 42 $408K $408K $0
Soccer 30 $881K $881K $0
Softball 23 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $161K $161K $0
Volleyball 19 $857K $857K $0
Cross Country 17 $107K $107K $0
Basketball 12 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Tennis 9 $452K $452K $0
Bowling 8 $652K $652K $0
Golf 8 $472K $472K $0
Rifle 7 $125K $125K $0
Total 159 $7.4M $7.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 158 $15.0M $15.0M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 42 $408K $408K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 42 $408K $408K $0
Baseball 39 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Cross Country 36 $363K $363K $0
Soccer 30 $881K $881K $0
Basketball 29 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Golf 23 $862K $862K $0
Softball 23 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $161K $161K $0
Tennis 19 $818K $818K $0
Volleyball 19 $857K $857K $0
Rifle 11 $196K $196K $0
Bowling 8 $652K $652K $0
Total 421 $34.6M $34.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 1000 – 1290
SAT Math Range 500 – 660
SAT RW Range 500 – 630