Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL · Private nonprofit · Graduate degree-granting

Located in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville University is a private nonprofit institution, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. With 2,930 students, it is a small institution. Graduates earn a median of $68,010 ten years after enrollment, which is 67% above the national median of $40,747. On the academic side, the graduation rate is 53.7%. For cost considerations, median graduate debt is $22,000, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 3.09x. The average net price after financial aid is $25,180 per year. The most popular programs include Registered Nursing, Communication Disorders, Air Transportation, Business, and Business Administration & Management.

Key Outcomes

Median Earnings (10yr)

$68,010

Graduation Rate

53.7%

Median Debt

$22,000

Average Net Price

$25,180

Earnings-to-Cost Ratio

0.68x

Earnings-to-Debt Ratio

3.09x

Admissions & Enrollment

Total Enrollment

2,930

Admission Rate

56.9%

Average SAT

1205

Retention Rate

74.7%

Cost

In-State Tuition

$47,830

Out-of-State Tuition

$47,830

Pell Grant Rate

30.7%

Federal Loan Rate

45.0%

Net Cost by Family Income

Income $0–$30K

$21,893

Income $30K–$48K

$19,733

Income $48K–$75K

$23,974

Income $110K+

$29,653

Student Demographics

Women

66.5%

White

51.4%

Black

13.6%

Hispanic

15.7%

Asian

2.2%

Two or More Races

4.9%

Student Loan Performance

Repayment Rate (3yr)

53.9%

Accreditations

American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — Law (LAW) - Professional schools (Accredited)
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation — Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics (Accredited)
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education — Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree (Preaccredited)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs (Accredited)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation — Dance (DANCE) (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)

Programs (75)

Bachelor (37)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Registered Nursing	$89,191	221
Air Transportation	Not reported	55
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	33
Sports & Fitness	$52,065	27
Psychology	$62,622	26
Marketing	$55,252	18
Ecology	Not reported	17
Music	$40,009	15
Social Sciences	$48,761	14
Finance	$70,456	14
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	13
Fine Arts	Not reported	11
Sociology	$53,457	10
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$61,660	10
Communications	Not reported	9
Education	Not reported	9
Biology	Not reported	9
Sustainability Studies	Not reported	9
Dance	Not reported	9
Communication Disorders	Not reported	9
International Business	Not reported	9
Political Science	Not reported	7
History	Not reported	7
Computer & Information Sciences	Not reported	6
Teacher Education	Not reported	6
Data Analytics	Not reported	6
Drama & Theater Arts	Not reported	6
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	5
Economics	Not reported	5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	Not reported	5
Health Services	Not reported	5
Computer Programming	Not reported	4
English Language & Literature	Not reported	4
Design & Applied Arts	Not reported	4
Accounting	Not reported	4
Romance Languages	Not reported	3
Philosophy	Not reported	3

Master (17)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Registered Nursing	$114,295	109
Communication Disorders	$65,546	70
Business	Not reported	53
Business Administration & Management	$101,213	49
Mental Health Services	Not reported	25
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Not reported	24
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Not reported	16
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Not reported	15
Public Policy Analysis	Not reported	14
Ecology	Not reported	13
Health Services Administration	$116,256	12
Sports & Fitness	$55,054	11
Educational Administration	$62,172	10
Dance	$56,162	9
Accounting	Not reported	9
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Not reported	6
Design & Applied Arts	Not reported	3

Doctoral (1)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	7

First Professional (2)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Registered Nursing	Not reported	39
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	Not reported	21

Graduate Certificate (3)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Not reported	15
Registered Nursing	Not reported	10
Educational Assessment	Not reported	3

Undergraduate Certificate (2)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Not reported	17
International and Comparative Education	Not reported	4

Show 13 additional programs with limited data

Program	Level	Completers
Public Relations	Graduate Certificate	2
Mathematics	Bachelor	2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Bachelor	2
Chemistry	Bachelor	2
Geography	Bachelor	2
Teacher Education	Master	1
Secondary Education	Bachelor	1
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Rhetoric & Composition	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Liberal Arts & Sciences	Bachelor	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor	1
Air Transportation	Master	1
Management Information Systems	Bachelor	1