Jacksonville State University College Portrait
Jacksonville State University700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL 36265
(256) 782-5268 / (800) 231-JAX1 (5291)
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- Students
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- Admissions
See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at JSU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.
- College Costs & Financial Aid
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- Classes and Campus Life
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- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
See which majors are most popular at JSU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.
- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at JSU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
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JSU Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 20 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 70% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 87% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 326 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 47% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 12% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | <1% |
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Campus-based Housing
21% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
18% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
The University Police Department provides a diverse and highly visible range of public safety services designed to reduce crime, protect life and property, and support Jacksonville State University in the accomplishment of its institutional mission. As a customer oriented service provider, the professional staff utilizes innovative law enforcement programs as well as established community policing techniques to provide a full range of services to the campus community as well as to the larger Jacksonville community.
Campus Crime Statistics
Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
- Size and Setting
- Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
- Enrollment Profile
- High undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Full-time four-year, inclusive
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Postbaccalaureate comprehensive