Jacksonville University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,862 (81%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,994
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 52%
From Region 4%
Athletes 475 (17.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 49%
Hispanic 16%
Black 13%
International 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

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
Jacksonville University 616 33% 50% 2% 15% 13% 4% $77,720 67 +0.10 75 97% 3.3%
Electrical Engineering 4 — 100% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $98,506 9 -0.88 92 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 5 — 80% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $95,255 31 -0.50 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $95,487 16 -0.86 90 — — — — —
Computing 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $96,637 18 -0.83 91 — — — — —
Data Analytics 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,269 12 -1.18 83 — — — — —
Data Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $85,048 12 -1.19 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 +1 57% 43% 0% 0% 14% 29% $69,975 45 -0.16 62 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,495 39 -0.45 68 — — — — —
Physics 1 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,022 23 -0.54 72 — — — — —
Biology 17 — 18% 47% 6% 12% 29% 0% $65,157 44 -0.15 50 — — — — —
Conservation Biology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,547 76 +0.47 38 91% — — — —
Marine Biology 21 — 24% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $60,547 84 +0.63 38 91% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 4 — 0% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $64,142 61 +0.27 47 — — — — —
Exercise Science 24 — 50% 71% 0% 4% 4% 8% $51,564 11 -1.19 15 89% — — — —
Health and Wellness 25 — 20% 60% 0% 28% 4% 4% $72,531 68 +0.28 66 — — — — —
Nursing 228 — 17% 44% 4% 13% 15% 1% $99,234 80 +0.70 92 97% 3.3% — — —
Accounting 10 — 30% 40% 10% 10% 10% 0% $80,077 35 -0.45 78 100% — — — —
Business Administration 29 +1 48% 55% 0% 17% 3% 14% $57,278 5 -1.06 29 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 10 +2 70% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,004 40 -0.31 84 94% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $79,647 26 -0.69 77 — — — — —
Finance 16 +1 62% 56% 0% 12% 6% 19% $93,487 48 -0.19 89 97% — — — —
Finance and Financial Management 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,487 48 -0.19 89 97% — — — —
Health Administration — — — — — — — — $68,940 71 +0.13 59 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,430 49 -0.28 74 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $87,914 43 -0.26 85 — — — — —
Marketing 8 +1 62% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $87,714 78 +0.79 85 90% — — — —
Classics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,447 73 +0.25 35 — — — — —
English 4 +1 50% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $55,939 72 +0.43 25 — — — — —
History 7 +1 71% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $58,587 69 +0.16 32 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $60,329 75 +0.29 37 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $60,243 74 +0.28 37 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,741 47 -0.20 33 — — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $57,791 29 -0.50 30 — — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $54,449 47 -0.22 22 — — — — —
Mass Communication 6 +1 17% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $58,092 38 -0.35 31 — — — — —
Political Science 15 +1 40% 53% 0% 13% 27% 0% $62,459 24 -0.72 43 — — — — —
Psychology 33 — 12% 39% 0% 30% 21% 3% $55,235 55 +0.03 24 96% — — — —
Social Sciences 13 — 46% 15% 0% 46% 15% 8% $49,811 20 -0.64 12 93% — — — —
Sociology 4 +7 25% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $46,573 6 -0.93 8 91% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $57,879 34 -0.33 30 — — — — —
Education 7 — 0% 14% 0% 57% 0% 0% $59,506 78 +0.52 35 — — — — —
Elementary Education — — — — — — — — $56,946 84 +0.69 28 — — — — —
Art 12 — 25% 50% 8% 8% 25% 0% $45,866 48 -0.10 7 — — — — —
Dance 6 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $31,124 2 -1.60 2 100% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,844 27 -0.56 18 — — — — —
Digital Media — — — — — — — — $46,227 21 -0.64 7 — — — — —
Film Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,138 27 -0.43 7 — — — — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $48,248 56 +0.16 10 100% — — — —
Keyboard Instruments 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,248 56 +0.16 10 100% — — — —
Music 11 — 45% 55% 0% 27% 18% 0% $48,248 56 +0.16 10 100% — — — —
Music Education 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $56,523 92 +1.05 27 — — — — —
Music Performance 11 — 36% 36% 0% 27% 18% 9% $48,248 56 +0.16 10 100% — — — —
Music Technology 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,248 56 +0.16 10 100% — — — —
Theater 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,102 16 -0.80 2 — — — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — — — — — $48,248 56 +0.16 10 100% — — — —
Aviation Flight 21 — 90% 52% 5% 0% 5% 33% $89,406 31 -0.36 86 100% — — — —
Aviation Management 12 — 92% 25% 0% 33% 17% 0% $89,406 31 -0.36 86 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $51,178
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

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 45.6% 281 20% 47% 4% 14% 14% 2% $92,287 90 +0.49 88 97% 3.3%
Social Sciences 12.3% 76 24% 45% 0% 28% 18% 3% $55,677 38 -0.34 25 95% —
Business & Economics 12.2% 75 55% 57% 1% 11% 7% 9% $76,004 42 -0.47 72 97% —
Arts 9.7% 60 40% 50% 2% 23% 15% 2% $47,014 27 -0.07 8 100% —
Professional 5.4% 33 91% 42% 3% 12% 9% 21% $89,406 88 -0.36 86 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.4% 21 24% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $60,547 51 +0.63 38 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 18 17% 50% 6% 11% 28% 0% $64,901 36 -0.12 49 91% —
Humanities 2.8% 17 53% 59% 0% 18% 12% 0% $58,413 70 +0.24 32 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 11 64% 64% 0% 0% 9% 18% $71,485 29 -0.27 64 — —
Engineering 1.5% 9 89% 33% 0% 0% 33% 11% $96,700 25 -0.66 91 — —
Computer Science 1.3% 8 50% 50% 0% 12% 25% 0% $91,771 19 -0.98 88 — —
Education 1.1% 7 0% 14% 0% 57% 0% 0% $59,506 82 +0.52 35 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #495 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 2 #225 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.3M #596 0% — 2 #546 — —

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
Lacrosse 63 $1.8M $1.8M -$1
Rowing 53 $514K $514K $0
Baseball 35 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Soccer 32 $901K $901K $0
Basketball 18 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Cross Country 17 $67K $67K $0
Golf 9 $523K $523K $1
Total 227 $8.3M $8.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 68 $799K $799K $0
Rowing 64 $873K $873K $0
Lacrosse 39 $923K $923K -$1
Soccer 34 $901K $901K $0
Softball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 22 $884K $884K $0
Beach Volleyball 17 $104K $104K $0
Basketball 15 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Golf 10 $499K $499K $1
Total 248 $8.0M $8.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 117 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Lacrosse 102 $2.7M $2.7M -$2
Track & Field (combined) 68 $799K $799K $0
Soccer 66 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 35 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Basketball 33 $4.7M $4.7M $0
Softball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 22 $884K $884K $0
Golf 19 $1.0M $1.0M $2
Beach Volleyball 17 $104K $104K $0
Cross Country 17 $67K $67K $0
Total 475 $21.2M $21.2M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 57%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 57% 57%

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 44%
SAT Range 1120 – 1270
SAT Math Range 540 – 620
SAT RW Range 580 – 650