- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FLCity: largeZIP 32211Founded 1934
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1934
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ju.edu/index.php
FloridaPrivate nonprofit
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University is a private nonprofit university in Jacksonville, Florida, with 2,930 undergraduates. It admits 57% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $28,424 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate57%
Retention75%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans48%
$28,424net price / year
57%admission rate
1205average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$77,598median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#239 of 1,704 for earnings#1,396 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,086 of 1,738 for graduation rate#320 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $68,756tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $49,800
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $49,800
- Average net price
- $28,424national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,750
$30,001–48,000$24,831
$48,001–75,000$24,050
$75,001–110,000$28,066
$110,001+$34,340
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 57%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college57%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,916
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,598middle 50%: $47,208–$109,477
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$109,477
Median, Jacksonville University$77,598
Lower quarter$47,208
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,930
- Part-time
- 5.7%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 26.6
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 55%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,698 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,576
- Endowment, end of year
- $66,101,962
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic16%
Black14%
Asian2.2%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident4.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown7.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions41%
Business & management12%
Visual & performing arts8.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.0%
Social sciences5.2%
Psychology5.1%
Transportation & materials moving5.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.0%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn University Boca Raton, FL | $43,806 | 57% | $58,891 |
| Everglades University Boca Raton, FL | $29,825 | 58% | $48,760 |
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| Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL | $26,211 | 68% | $60,802 |
| Rollins College Winter Park, FL | $36,204 | 78% | $64,156 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL | $28,724 | 53% | $55,772 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO | $27,032 | 50% | $49,360 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI | $29,952 | 49% | $53,928 |
| Friends University Wichita, KS | $26,384 | 51% | $54,046 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME | $29,029 | 56% | $69,579 |
| Life University Marietta, GA | $29,594 | 43% | $48,303 |
| Columbia College Columbia, MO | $25,982 | 51% | $48,161 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 134945. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q935018.