Jacksonville State University
Public College in Jacksonville, AL. Six-year graduation rate 55%. Median 10-year earnings $45,235.
Students who entered Jacksonville State University land at a median of $45,235 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. 55% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $22,189 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
78% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is large — 11,199 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. Yield sits at 20% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. 6% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 500–630 | 97 (6%) |
| SAT Math | 500–660 | |
| ACT Composite | 17–24 | 786 (45%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 55% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 65% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. 26% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Retention drops to 18% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 19:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,030 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,221 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $12,472 at $0–30k against $18,183 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 88% receive grants worth $9,150 on average. 53% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,798 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,472 |
| $30–48k | $12,622 |
| $48–75k | $15,343 |
| $75–110k | $17,480 |
| $110k+ | $18,183 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,705 of these 7,030 students, totalling $30,475,633 — an average of $8,226 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Calhoun County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)