by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Jacksonville State University was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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Jacksonville State University landed the #1,442 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Jacksonville State University also holds the #25 spot on the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking.
Jacksonville State University has an acceptance rate of 78%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 6% 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 480 and 600. Math scores were between 460 and 600.
At Jacksonville State University, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Jacksonville State University is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Jacksonville State University is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at Jacksonville State University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,747 undergraduates at Jacksonville State University with 6,031 being full-time and 1,716 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,020 | $17,323 | $19,932 | $21,717 | $22,020 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Jacksonville State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Jacksonville State University, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,160 a year. That adds up to $28,640 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 398 | $68,896 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 180 | $41,384 |
| Business Administration & Management | 118 | $39,729 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 112 | $30,939 |
| Homeland Security | 99 | NA |
| General Biology | 91 | $33,236 |
| Social Work | 81 | $34,485 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 66 | $24,692 |
| Marketing | 55 | $38,458 |
| Music | 53 | $32,893 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 6,571 students took at least one online class at Jacksonville State University. This is an increase from the 6,557 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,571 | 2,087 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,557 | 2,222 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,580 | 2,726 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,763 | 1,782 |
Learn more about online learning at Jacksonville State University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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