Check out why Jacksonville State University received a D+ grade in our Report Card below.
Jacksonville State University is a public university in Jacksonville, Alabama with an undergraduate enrollment size of 7,747. The university is located in a rural area an hour northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. It has a large Greek life and student club influence. Surrounded by nature, the students at Jacksonville State University can enjoy the Little River Canyon National Preserve, Lake Guntersville State Park, Majestic Caverns, and Germania Spring Park. Their official mascot is Cocky the Gamecock and members of the Jacksonville State University community are referred to as &#8220;Gamecocks.&#8221;
Jacksonville State University offers more than 100 academic programs and concentrations, including bachelor&#8217;s, master&#8217;s, post-baccalaureate, and doctoral programs. Notable former students include legendary football player Walter Payton, basketball player Audie Norris, and jazz singer Cassandra Wilson.

Jacksonville State University receives a “B” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3044" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

Jacksonville State University receives a “D-” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from Jacksonville State University with a bachelor’s degree make $47,700 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

Jacksonville State University receives a “D” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Jacksonville State University with a bachelor’s degree make $86,300 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Jacksonville State University receives an “F” grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. According to the <a href="https://www.jsu.edu/hr/new-employees/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university&#8217;s</a> website, all new employees are required to complete a training course titled, &#8220;Diversity Awareness.&#8221;
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

Jacksonville State University receives a “C” grade for having a Bias Reporting System but not a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported –  even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System of Bias Response Team

Jacksonville State University receives an “A+” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), the <a href="https://www.jsu.edu/studentlife/student-organizations/get-involved.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has two right-leaning clubs compared to one left-leaning club. The two right-leaning clubs are HOPE Women&#8217;s Services (Help, Options &amp; Pregnancy Education) and Turning Point USA. The JSU Pride Outdoor Initiative is the one left-leaning club.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Jacksonville State University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade due to having an active and thriving <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Turning-Point-USA-at-Jacksonville-State-University/100067212823589/?paipv=0&amp;eav=AfYnbHKXnTCRtTfjsdQdupnrPOWVe-t4hgXu6ErvcS1pF4c4Dh96gMU_h9sTh2j94x4&amp;_rdr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Point USA chapter</a>. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

Jacksonville State University receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. According to an email from the Admissions Office,
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

Jacksonville State University receives an “A” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $32.27 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

Jacksonville State University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. While the <a href="https://catalog.jsu.edu/undergraduate/summary-degrees-requirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires a wide variety of categories of courses as part of its General Studies curriculum, none of the corresponding courses appear to have a left-leaning bias.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

Jacksonville State University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for not having any Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any dormitories, graduation ceremonies, or classes that are segregated by race or sexual orientation.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Jacksonville State University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

Jacksonville State University receives a “C” grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. The university&#8217;s <a href="https://www.jsu.edu/coronavirus/vaccine/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> states, &#8220;All available data indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine is the most effective way to protect against this deadly virus and bring the pandemic to an end. We encourage all students, faculty and staff who are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines to do so.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

Jacksonville State University receives a “D” grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 2.78% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

Jacksonville State University receives a “C-” grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Jacksonville, Alabama violent crime rate was 678.16 per 100,000 people in 2018, much higher than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

Jacksonville State University receives a “C” grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The <a href="https://catalog.jsu.edu/undergraduate/summary-degrees-requirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has the following options among its required courses, which are not in themselves required but can be bypassed for irrelevant courses:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;Western Civilization I&#8221;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;Western Civilization II&#8221;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865&#8221;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;American Literature II: 1865 to Present&#8221;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;British Literature I: Beginnings to 1800&#8221;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;British Literature II: 1800 to Present&#8221;</li>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why Jacksonville State University received a D+ grade in our Report Card below.

Jacksonville State University is a public university in Jacksonville, Alabama with an undergraduate enrollment size of 7,747. The university is located in a rural area an hour northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. It has a large Greek life and student club influence. Surrounded by nature, the students at Jacksonville State University can enjoy the Little River Canyon National Preserve, Lake Guntersville State Park, Majestic Caverns, and Germania Spring Park. Their official mascot is Cocky the Gamecock and members of the Jacksonville State University community are referred to as "Gamecocks."

Jacksonville State University offers more than 100 academic programs and concentrations, including bachelor's, master's, post-baccalaureate, and doctoral programs. Notable former students include legendary football player Walter Payton, basketball player Audie Norris, and jazz singer Cassandra Wilson.

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