Jacksonville, Alabama · Public · 4-year · Small suburb
Overview
Located in Jacksonville, Alabama, Jacksonville State University is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a small suburban area. It enrolled 9,955 students in fall 2024, including 8,663 undergraduates and 1,292 graduate students.
Jacksonville State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 63 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 1,930 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 28 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
9,955
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
1,930
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
63
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 63
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
18%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,377
Master's degrees
467
Professional doctorates
14
Postbaccalaureate certificates
30
Post-master's certificates
42
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
9,955
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,663
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,292
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,432
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,805
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,627
Full-time, 2024-25
68%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
59%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
28
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
59%
Campus and services
Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference USA
President
Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization