Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama · Public · 7,036 undergraduates · jsu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
73%
of 11,273 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
950 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,330Est.Estimate
$41,560 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Jacksonville State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
73% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$41,560
a year in 2027-28, from a $41,560 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1070
Send your score
About 62% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 850, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First Time Freshman Information - Future Students · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
73%
of applicants were admitted: 8,256 of 11,273 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 4.6% of them sent SAT scores and 43% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 950 to 1210
Reading and Writing 500 to 630
Math 500 to 660
ACT composite 17 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001.3%
- 1200 to 139924%
- 1000 to 119942%
- 800 to 99925%
- 600 to 7997.9%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.45
- 4.030%
- 3.75 to 3.997.2%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.507.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$30,330
a year, in state
$41,560
a year, out of state (tuition $25,290)
- Tuition (in state)$14,060
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,328
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,864
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,055
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,662
- Over $110,000$21,080
Financial aid
$6,999
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
32 of 32
Earn credit with a score of 3
30 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,410Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ART 233 and ART 240 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ART 233 and ART 240 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 111 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ART 111 and ART 112 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BY 101/BY 103 and BY 102/BY 104 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 7 | MS 113 and MS 125 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MS 125 and MS 126 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CY 105/CY 107 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CY 105/CY 107 and CY 106/CY 108 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 101 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 201 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 6 | CS 201 and CS 230 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 134 |
| Drawing | 4 | 6 | ART 134 and ART 234 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | EH 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | EH 101 and EH 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | EH 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | EH 101 and EH 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BY 123 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HY 101 and HY 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FH 101 and FH 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FH 101, FH 102 and FH 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FH 101, FH 102, FH 201 and FH 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GN 101 and GN 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GN 101, GN 102 and GN 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GN 101, GN 102, GN 201 and GN 202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GY 220 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 222 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 221 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MU 101 and MU 111 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 8 | MU 101, MU 102, MU 111, and MU 112 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHS 201/203 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHS 202/204 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHS 222 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 8 | PHS 221 and PHS 222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHS 211 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 8 | PHS 211 and PHS 222 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MS 112 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 6 | MS 112 and MS 113 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SH 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SH 101 and SH 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SH 303 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MS 204 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 100 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HY 201 and HY 202 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HY 111 and HY 112 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
48%
Come back for a second year
65%
Typical earnings
$51,004
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Jacksonville State University$89,901
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 24 majors here have earnings data.
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