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Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL 7,036 Undergrads 56.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,257
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,279
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,318
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$14,279
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,318
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$45,235
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate56.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients50.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
77.7%
SAT Avg
1,059
SAT Reading
25th: 50053575th: 630
SAT Math
25th: 50059075th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 172075th: 24

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$498k
+$31k
+$13k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$446k
-$21k
-$38k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$410k
-$56k
-$74k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
50
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
Never
-74%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-85%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-53%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-63%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,175
Earnings (4yr)
$62,589
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,420
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,896
Earnings (4yr)
$48,523
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,874
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,599
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (4yr)
$43,769
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
$22,492
Earnings (4yr)
$79,129
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Median Debt
$25,783
Earnings (4yr)
$46,156
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$92,358
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
Median Debt
$22,391
Earnings (4yr)
$42,655
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (4yr)
$42,212
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,025
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,659
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,817
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
$27,624
Earnings (4yr)
$46,042
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,390
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
$25,557
Earnings (4yr)
$42,864
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,301
Earnings (4yr)
$47,514
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,365
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,582
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,792
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,950
Earnings (4yr)
$39,687
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
$27,667
Earnings (4yr)
$57,191
Natl Median: $61,630
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,850
Natl Median: $86,525
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Median Debt
$15,330
Earnings (4yr)
$83,984
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,281
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,882
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,086
Earnings (4yr)
$50,404
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,385
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,830
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k

Master's Degrees

Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,346
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$31,319
Earnings (4yr)
$70,853
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
$28,071
Earnings (4yr)
$73,302
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Median Debt
$31,507
Earnings (4yr)
$60,576
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
MastCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,900
Earnings (4yr)
$85,299
Natl Median: $70,515
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,184
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$44,321
Earnings (4yr)
$88,102
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,782
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,992
Earnings (4yr)
$54,048
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,440
Earnings (4yr)
$55,894
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Median Debt
$40,675
Earnings (4yr)
$55,717
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
$32,558
Earnings (4yr)
$55,847
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Median Debt
$29,552
Earnings (4yr)
$63,703
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,569
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.