Jacksonville State: the complete school report for parents

What does Jacksonville State actually weigh in admissions?

Jacksonville State rates 1 of the 18 factors "Very Important": GPA. It does not consider 16 of them at all. Every college reports these weights in section C7 of its Common Data Set; below is Jacksonville State's 2025-2026 answer, read from the grid in its own file.

What GPA do admitted students actually have?

55% of enrolled students had a 3.50 GPA or above. The average was 3.45 on a 4 scale, reported for 85.25% of the entering class. This is the school’s own distribution, not an estimate from its admit rate.

Is transferring in easier than applying as a freshman?

Jacksonville State admitted 62.5% of 1,267 transfer applicants, against 73.2% of first-year applicants. The two routes are similarly competitive here.

When do we apply, and does timing change the odds?

Jacksonville State reports its early rounds below.

What will Jacksonville State actually cost us?

Families pay an average of $14,279 a year at Jacksonville State after grants and scholarships, against a published in-state tuition of $353. The published price is not what most families pay.

What families at each income level actually paid:

, which the federal data puts at about $235 a month in repayment Jacksonville State’s net price calculator gives your own figure.

Does a degree from Jacksonville State pay off?

Graduates earn a median $45,235 ten years after entering, and $40,158 at six years. 72% out-earn a typical high school graduate within six years. 42% are actively paying down their loans three years in.

Four-year net cost against that earnings premium:

A scale, not a forecast: it assumes aid and earnings hold steady.

$76,445 to $34,059, depending on the major. Median earnings five years out at Jacksonville State:

College Scorecard, by field of study; highest and lowest shown.

Will my child actually graduate?

67% of first-years return for a second year. 29% graduate within four years and 48% within six (2019 cohort). The rate holds up across income: 41.0% of Pell-grant recipients graduate within six years against 55.3% of everyone else, a gap of 14.3 points.

How big are the classes?

44% of class sections have fewer than 20 students, while 1% have 100 or more. The student-faculty ratio is 19:1, and 65% of faculty are full-time. Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

What is life at Jacksonville State like?

9,028 undergraduates, 20.1% of first-years from out of state. 67.03% of freshmen live in university housing, falling to 24.97% across all undergraduates. Greek life is small: 20.06% of men join a fraternity and 22.24% of women a sorority. 36% of students are the first in their family to attend college, and the median family income is $48,389.

What this means for your student

• 55% of enrolled students are at a 3.50 GPA or above, averaging 3.45. Below that line the rest of the application has to carry real weight.
• Skip demonstrated-interest tactics here. Visits and emails are not tracked, so save that effort for schools where they count.
• Its highest-earning major returns $76,445 five years out against $34,059 at the other end, a gap wider than the one between most schools.
• See where your student actually stands: calculate their GPA and compare it against the distribution above.

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