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Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·jsu.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
+14.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
9,955
peer median 8,625
Avg net price
$14,850
+$636 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
11,199
11,199 candidates competed
Admitted
8,701
77.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,737
20.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
55%+14.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
55%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
49%
Non-Pell
56%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 77 Title IV programs, 40 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
77
Passing
40
51.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

77programs
  • Passing40 · 51.9%
  • No Data37 · 48.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
37
No data
37

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

40
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+20.7%
$54,048 vs $44,780
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+24.4%
$55,717 vs $44,780
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+24.7%
$55,847 vs $44,780
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+28.3%
$39,687 vs $30,927
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+34.7%
$41,659 vs $30,927
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Master's Degree · Education
+35.3%
$60,576 vs $44,780
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+35.5%
$55,894 vs $41,236
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+36.5%
$42,212 vs $30,927

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

36
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
90%
$63,557 debt · $70,853 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
87%
$48,467 debt · $55,717 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
65%
$31,000 debt · $47,582 earn
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
65%
$27,500 debt · $42,212 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
63%
$25,125 debt · $39,687 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
63%
$29,000 debt · $46,042 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
62%
$34,744 debt · $55,847 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
62%
$25,625 debt · $41,659 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1935Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 25

  1. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  5. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,268
$30–48k$13,842
$48–75k$16,202
$75–110k$18,157
$110k+$18,079

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,850
+$636vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $14,214
Federal loans
69.4%
In-state tuition
$12,426
Out-of-state
$22,716

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 4,072 students received $26.1M in Pell grants, alongside $43.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,072
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$26.1M
$26,118,319 total
Direct Loans
$43.8M
7,724 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$12.0M
3,116 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.3M
3,026 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$11.5M
780 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8.5M
744 loan awards
Grad PLUS$509K
58 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,845 borrowers who entered repayment, 46 (2.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,845
Defaulted
46
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.8%
2017
8.7%
2018
6.3%
2019
2.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Jacksonville State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs62
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,658 total completions
01Health Professions
40024.1%
02Education
34320.7%
03Business
24614.8%
04Security/Protective
17310.4%
05Liberal Arts
1197.2%
06Public Admin
1106.6%
07Biological Sciences
875.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
774.6%
09Parks/Recreation
573.4%
10Psychology
462.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
9,955
12-mo unduplicated
11,369
Undergraduate
9,705
Graduate
1,664

Gender split

Men
41%4,675
Women
59%6,694

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.1%
Black
24.6%
Hispanic
5.2%
Two or more
4.3%
Non-resident
3.1%
Unknown
1.7%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
389
249 M · 140 W
Women athletes
36.0%
Athletic aid
$6.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$29.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.8M
$2.1M
Recruiting expense
$515K
$190K
Head-coach salaries
$270K
$62K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
144 M ·
$12.4M
Baseball
46 M ·
$1.3M
Soccer
· 33 W
$779K
Basketball
16 M · 13 W
$3.5M
Track and Field (Indoor)
· 27 W
$321K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
· 27 W
$321K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.97
19 offenses · 9,632 students

3-year trend

0.872 yrs ago0.631 yr ago1.97Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
33
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
36
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
13
Rape
4
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

19total
  • On campus19

Includes 16 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

17
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
20 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs244
Liquor114

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
351

Jacksonville State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Jacksonville State selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectJacksonville State University
55%9,955$14,850Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of North Alabama
55%87.3%10,204$11,024Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of West Alabama
28%42.7%6,820$13,832Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Troy University
49%96.0%13,658$13,869Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Alabama A & M University
24%58.0%7,295$14,559Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Auburn University at Montgomery
33%91.6%5,217$14,596Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median41%87.3%8,625$14,214

Frequently asked questions about Jacksonville State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Jacksonville State.

What is the graduation rate at Jacksonville State University?

Jacksonville State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Jacksonville State University?

Jacksonville State University reports a total enrollment of 9,955 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Jacksonville State University?

The average net price at Jacksonville State University is $14,850 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Jacksonville State University?

Jacksonville State University's yield rate is 20.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Jacksonville State University located?

Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama 36265.

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