Jacksonville State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Jacksonville State University is a public master's university in Jacksonville, AL (suburb setting), with 8,378 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 76% of 12,008 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1260 on the SAT and 17–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $35,114 a year for out-of-state students and $24,824 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,511 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 51% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.6 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Jacksonville State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,426 in-state · $22,716 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Jacksonville State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Jacksonville State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference USA | 30 | 2 over | 3 | $881k | $29,368 | 972 | |
| Baseball | Conference USA | 39 | 5 over | 5 | $2M | $50,237 | 955 | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference USA | 17 | 2 over | 5 | $2.3M | $137,575 | 939 | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference USA | 12 | room 3 | 6 | $1.6M | $131,528 | 987 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference USA | 19 | 2 over | 1 | $256k | $13,489 | 980 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference USA | 17 | at cap | 1 | $107k | $6,312 | 995 | |
| Football | Conference USA | 158 | 53 over | 1 | $15M | $94,929 | 961 | |
| Men's Golf | Conference USA | 15 | 6 over | 1 | $390k | $25,982 | 989 | |
| Women's Golf | Conference USA | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $472k | $59,050 | 976 | |
| Softball | Conference USA | 23 | room 2 | 4 | $1.3M | $55,268 | 967 | |
| Men's Tennis | Conference USA | 10 | at cap | 3 | $366k | $36,595 | 964 | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference USA | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $452k | $50,277 | 983 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference USA | 42 | room 3 | 3 | $409k | $9,731 | 993 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference USA | 19 | 1 over | 3 | $857k | $45,113 | 978 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.