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Jacksonville State University Overview

Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The suburban atmosphere of Jacksonville makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Jacksonville State University Known For?

1,446 Undergraduate Awards
$23,908 Avg Cost After Aid
64% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Jacksonville State University.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 78% of the faculty were full-time.

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Jacksonville State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Jacksonville State University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#6 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#68 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#85 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#91 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#101 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#119 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#119 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#130 Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#160 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Jacksonville State University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Quality Control Technology Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#6 Best Electronics Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#6 Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#39 Best Engineering Technologies Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#92 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#134 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is Jacksonville State University?

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Contact details for Jacksonville State University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265
Phone: 256-782-5781
Website: www.jsu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonvilleStateUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JSUNews

How Do I Get Into Jacksonville State University?

You can apply to Jacksonville State University online at: www.jsu.edu/undergraduate/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for Jacksonville State University

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program neither required nor recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Jacksonville State University?

64% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 64%, Jacksonville State University does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Jacksonville State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 530. Math scores were between 420 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Jacksonville State University  ( 420 to 530 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Jacksonville State University  ( 420 to 540 )
200
800
Jacksonville State University received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Jacksonville State University  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Jacksonville State University  ( 17 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Jacksonville State University  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Jacksonville State University?

$23,908 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
6.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Jacksonville State University is $23,908. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Jacksonville State University, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $8,367 a year. That adds up to $33,468 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Jacksonville State University is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Jacksonville State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,031 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,747 undergraduate students at Jacksonville State University, with 6,031 being full-time and 1,716 being part-time.

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There are also 1,491 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,031 full-time undergraduates at Jacksonville State University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Jacksonville State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 49
Black or African American 1,291
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 3,976
International Students 99
Other Races/Ethnicities 598

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Jacksonville State University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Jacksonville State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Canada.

Online Learning at Jacksonville State University

2,726 Took All Classes Online
7,580 Took At Least One Class Online
14.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 7,580 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Jacksonville State University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Jacksonville State University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Jacksonville State University was $11,120 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,840. The following table shows how Jacksonville State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Engineering Technology (Other) #1 #1
Homeland Security #18 #18
General Family & Consumer Sciences #19 #16
Computer Information Systems #34 #32
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #67 #58

Online Growth Rankings of Jacksonville State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Jacksonville State University was 14.7%. This is the #1,210 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Jacksonville State University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Jacksonville State University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management 3%
Business, Management & Marketing 3%
Education 14%
Engineering Technologies 4%
Health & Physical Education 32%
Health Professions 9%
Homeland Security 20%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13%
Instructional Media Design 27%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies 1%
Nursing 6%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 27%
Special Education 53%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 22%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 11%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Jacksonville State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Jacksonville State University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Engineering Technology (Other) #10
General Family & Consumer Sciences #22
Student Counseling #73
Homeland Security #99
Public Administration #120
Health & Physical Education #170
Instructional Media Design #180
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #188
Engineering Technologies #208
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #223
Special Education #238
Computer Information Systems #240
Teacher Education Subject Specific #252
Public Administration & Social Service #261
Educational Administration #315
Teacher Education Grade Specific #371
Criminal Justice & Corrections #491

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Jacksonville State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 313 1 58 13 385
Teacher Education Grade Specific 65 0 68 0 133
Liberal Arts General Studies 102 0 11 0 113
Business Administration & Management 73 0 28 0 101
Homeland Security 36 1 52 0 89
General Biology 67 0 15 0 82
Social Work 47 0 31 0 78
Health Sciences & Services 58 0 0 0 58
Computer Information Systems 45 0 7 0 52
General Education 0 51 0 0 51
Marketing 50 0 0 0 50
Accounting 49 0 0 0 49
Communication & Media Studies 45 0 0 0 45
General Psychology 37 0 8 0 45
Special Education 17 0 26 0 43
Educational Administration 0 18 24 0 42
History 33 0 8 0 41
Allied Health Professions 39 0 0 0 39
General Family & Consumer Sciences 38 0 0 0 38
Criminal Justice & Corrections 23 0 15 0 38
Finance & Financial Management 36 0 0 0 36
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10 0 25 0 35
Music 32 0 3 0 35
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 34 0 0 0 34
General English Literature 28 0 5 0 33
Engineering Technology (Other) 25 0 5 0 30
Quality Control Technology 26 0 0 0 26
Student Counseling 0 12 12 0 24
Political Science & Government 24 0 0 0 24
Health & Physical Education 0 0 22 0 22
Fine & Studio Arts 22 0 0 0 22
Mathematics 14 0 3 0 17
Instructional Media Design 0 0 15 0 15
Electronics Engineering Technology 13 0 0 0 13
Geography & Cartography 13 0 0 0 13
Public Administration 0 0 13 0 13
Economics 11 0 0 0 11
Sociology 7 0 0 0 7
Chemistry 6 0 0 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 6 0 0 0 6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 2 0 0 0 2
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 2 0 2
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,446 83 456 13 1,998

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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