Colleges / Jacksonville State University
College · Public · Jacksonville, AL · Suburb
JSU

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Address700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265
Websitewww.jsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate78%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size7,036
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 78% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1059 · ACT 20.

If you get in

7,036 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$97k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$57k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$40k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$23.3k
Room & board
$9.5k
Books & supplies
$970

How students pay for it.

Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention64%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,036
Location
Jacksonville, AL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International4%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42

What you can study.

Colleges / Jacksonville State University
College · Public · Jacksonville, AL · Suburb
JSU

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Address700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265
Websitewww.jsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate78%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size7,036
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 78% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1059 · ACT 20.

If you get in

7,036 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$97k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$57k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$40k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$23.3k
Room & board
$9.5k
Books & supplies
$970

How students pay for it.

Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention64%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,036
Location
Jacksonville, AL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International4%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42

What you can study.