Jacksonville State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University operates as a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 7,036 students of which 9,705 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Jacksonville State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,059 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,279, with published in-state tuition of $12,894 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,189, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.6%. Graduates earn a median of $45,235 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,158 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 392600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 54.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.