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Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL 2,930 Undergrads 57.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$68,756
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$28,424
After Aid
Median Earnings
$82,038
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$28,424
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$82,038
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$77,598
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate57.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)26.6
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
56.9%
SAT Avg
1,205
SAT Reading
25th: 58062075th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 52057075th: 620
ACT Composite
25th: 222575th: 27

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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$698k
+$228k
+$211k
Median Cost$28k/yr
+$595k
+$125k
+$109k
Full Cost$69k/yr
+$450k
-$20k
-$36k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$28k/yr
37
107%
Full Cost$69k/yr
Never
-15%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return62%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

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-47%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,472
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
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Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$90,963
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,276
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$298k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,666
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$297k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$61,602
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,456
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,649
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$353k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,660
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,252
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Natl Median: $54,059
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,009
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,622
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Median Debt
$20,390
Earnings (4yr)
$89,191
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,761
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,457
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$52,065
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$275,080
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,166
Earnings (4yr)
$101,213
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
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Median Debt
$21,083
Earnings (5yr)
$100,429
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
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Median Debt
$69,466
Earnings (4yr)
$65,546
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,162
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,172
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,256
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,500
Earnings (4yr)
$114,295
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,054
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $207,164
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$87,420
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,666
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
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.