Jacksonville State University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Jacksonville State University is 20:1, and the school has 38.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Jacksonville State University include: Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; Secondary Education and Teaching; Business Administration and Management, General; Criminal Justice/Safety Studies; and Public Administration. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 68.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts English (including composition) Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	20:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 19% Secondary Education and Teaching 16% Business Administration and Management, General 14% Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 7% Public Administration 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	69%
4-year graduation rate	11

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data