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Acceptance Rate 77.69%
Yield 19.96%
SAT Score 1,130
ACT Score 20
Applicants 11,199

Jacksonville State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 77.69% at Jacksonville State University. Total 11,199 students applied and 8,701 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,130 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$35
Admission Informationwww.jsu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.jsu.edu/apply_now.html
Acceptance Rate77.69%
Average Test Scores1,130 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 77.69%. A total of 11,199 students (4,115 men and 7,084 women) have applied to and 8,701 (3,208 men and 5,493 women) students admitted to Jacksonville State University.
Among them, 699 male and 1,038 female students have enrolled into Jacksonville State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.96%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Jacksonville State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,1994,1157,08400
Admitted8,7013,2085,49300
Enrolled1,7376991,03800
Acceptance Rate 77.69% 77.96% 77.54% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.96% 21.79% 18.90% - -
[Chart] Jacksonville State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Jacksonville State, 97 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 786 applicants (45%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,130 at Jacksonville State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,290 and 25th percentile score is 1,000.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 17.
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 Total100011301290
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500570630
Math500560660
ACT Composite172024
Math161822
English162125
[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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