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Acceptance Rate 78.46%
Yield 19.68%
SAT Score 1,100
ACT Score 20
Applicants 12,570

Jacksonville State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 78.46% at Jacksonville State University. Total 12,570 students applied and 9,863 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,100 and the average ACT score is 20.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Jacksonville State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$35
Admission Informationwww.jsu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.jsu.edu/undergraduate/apply/index.html
Acceptance Rate78.46%
Average Test Scores1,100 SAT / 20 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 78.46%. A total of 12,570 students (4,480 men and 8,090 women) have applied to and 9,863 (3,505 men and 6,358 women) students admitted to Jacksonville State University.
Among them, 801 male and 1,140 female students have enrolled into Jacksonville State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.68%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Jacksonville State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,5704,4808,09000
Admitted9,8633,5056,35800
Enrolled1,9418011,14000
Acceptance Rate 78.46% 78.24% 78.59% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.68% 22.85% 17.93% - -
[Chart] Jacksonville State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Jacksonville State, 112 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,025 applicants (53%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,100 at Jacksonville State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,200 and 25th percentile score is 940.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 23 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Jacksonville State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Jacksonville State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Jacksonville State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total94011001200
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480560600
Math460540600
ACT Composite162023
Math161722
English152024
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Jacksonville State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Jacksonville State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Jacksonville State

The calendar system at Jacksonville State University is Semester. Jacksonville State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Jacksonville State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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