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{{Short description|Public university in Jacksonville, Alabama, US}}
{{Distinguish|Jacksonville University|Jackson State University}}
{{Primary sources|date=March 2023}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Jacksonville State University
 | image                  = Jacksonville State University seal.png
 | motto                  = ''The friendliest campus in the South.''
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | established            = {{start date and age|1883}}
 | former_names           = Jacksonville State Normal School (1883–1930)<br />Jacksonville State Teachers College (1930–1957)<br />Jacksonville State College (1957–1966)
 | president              = Don C. Killingsworth, Jr.<ref>{{cite news |title=Don Killingsworth Named President of Jacksonville State University |url=http://www.jsu.edu/news/articles/2020/06/don-killingsworth-named-president-of-jacksonville-state-university.html |access-date=25 November 2020 |work=JSU News}}</ref>
 | provost                = Christie Shelton
 | city                   = [[Jacksonville, Alabama|Jacksonville]]
 | state                  = Alabama
 | country                = United States
 | endowment              = $57 million (2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=JSU Foundation Board |url=https://www.jsu.edu/foundation/foundation%20board.html |access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>
 | coor                   = {{coord|33.822|-85.766|type:edu_region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = [[Suburban]] (small city)
 | faculty                = 350 Full-time and 163 Part-time (Fall 2022)<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.jsu.edu/news/articles/2024/09/jax-state-continues-enrollment-growth-breaking-record-for-fourth-consecutive-year.html| title=College Navigator - Jacksonville State University }}</ref>
 | students               = 9,955 (Fall 2024)<ref name="auto"/>
 | undergrad              = 8,663 (Fall 2024)<ref name="auto"/>
 | postgrad               = 1,473 (Fall 2022)<ref name="auto"/>
 | nickname               = [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks|Gamecocks]]
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Division I FBS]] – [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
 | colors                 = Red and White<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.jsu.edu/marketingservices/styleguide/style_guide.pdf |title=Jacksonville State University Style Guide & Identification Standards Manual |access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref><br/>{{color box|#CC0000}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
 | website                = {{URL|www.jsu.edu}}
 | logo                   = Jacksonville State University 2023.png
}}
'''Jacksonville State University''' ('''JSU''' or '''Jax State''') is a [[public university]] in [[Jacksonville, Alabama]], United States. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in six academic schools leading to [[bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], [[master's degree|master's]], [[education specialist]], and [[doctorate]] degrees in addition to certificate programs and continuing education opportunities.

The university was founded as '''Jacksonville State Normal School''', and in 1930, the name changed to '''Jacksonville State Teachers College''', and again in 1957, to '''Jacksonville State College'''. The university began operating under its current name in 1966.

JSU currently has an enrollment of more than 9,000 students, with nearly 500 faculty members (more than 300 of whom are full-time). It is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] (SACS).

==History==
[[File:James Gazaway Ryals, Jr., c. 1883.jpg|alt=President James Gazaway Ryals, Jr., c. 1883|thumb|President James Gazaway Ryals, Jr., c. 1883]]
[[File:PresidentsOfJacksonvilleStateMarker.JPG|alt=Presidents of Jacksonville historical marker|thumb|Presidents of Jacksonville State historical marker]]

=== Jacksonville State Normal School ===
The university was founded as Jacksonville State Normal School, a "class A" [[normal school]], it was chartered by the state of Alabama and  Gov. [[Edward A. O'Neal]] on February 22, 1883, in order to prepare teachers for work in public school.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Owen |first=Thomas McAdory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r0kUAAAAYAAJ |title=History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography |date=1921 |publisher=S. J. Clarke publishing Company |pages=805–806 |language=en}}</ref> It was established within campus of the former Calhoun College in Jacksonville.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=O'Dell |first=Kimberly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X78h_EsQgkgC&pg=PA58 |title=Calhoun County |date=September 1998 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-8998-5 |pages=58 |language=en}}</ref> The first board of directors for the normal school included S. K. McSpadden, John M. Caldwell, James Crook, W. P. Howell, William M. Hames, D. A. Alderholt, H.L. Stevenson, W. J. Alexander, J. Y. Nisbet, L. W.  Grant, and [[John D. Hammond]], who served as the state superintendent of education.<ref name=":0" />

The board of directors nominated James G. Ryals Jr. as the school's first president when it opened in the fall of 1883, and when Ryals died unexpectedly of pneumonia in 1885, faculty member [[Joseph Harris Chappell]] held the presidency for a year.<ref name="EncyclopediaAL" /> Chappell departed for [[Milledgeville, Georgia]] where he served as the first president of a new normal school that eventually became [[Georgia College & State University]].<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib-ac-histimg/34/ | title=J. Harris Chappell, President of State Normal School 1885-86 | journal=Historical Image Collection | date=January 1885 }}</ref> The first graduating class of Jacksonville State Normal School was in 1886.<ref name=":0" /> It was one of the first educational institutions in Alabama to have a library on campus.<ref name=":0" />

=== Name changes ===
In 1930, the name changed to Jacksonville State Teachers College. In 1957, the school name changed once again, to Jacksonville State College after the creation of the first graduate program, a master's degree in elementary education.<ref name="EncyclopediaAL">{{Cite web |title=Jacksonville State University (JSU) |url=http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2597 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama |language=en}}</ref> In August 1966, the [[Alabama State Board of Education]] elevated the college to university status, which prompted a school name change to Jacksonville State University.<ref name="EncyclopediaAL" />

=== 2018 tornado ===
On the evening of [[March 20–22, 2018, nor'easter|March 19, 2018]], an [[EF3 tornado]] struck the campus, causing minor to severe damage to every building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsu.edu/jsustrong/|title=We are JSU Strong|website=jsu.edu|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref> It was the first day of spring break for both the university and the Jacksonville City School System.

Classes resumed at the university on April 9, 2018, and the spring commencement ceremony was held on May 4, 2018, as scheduled, but moved to JSU Stadium from Pete Mathews Coliseum (which was also closed due to tornado damage).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsu.edu/news/articles/2018/03/academic-options-for-completing-the-spring-semester.html|title=Jacksonville State University {{!}} Academic Options for Completing the Spring Semester|website=www.jsu.edu|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref> There were four injuries among city residents and no fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_03192018_jacksonville|title=Jacksonville Tornado - March 19, 2018|last=Service|first=US Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Weather|website=www.weather.gov|language=EN-US|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref> More than $100 million in property damage was inflicted on the university and on April 27, 2018, President Donald Trump declared the event a federal disaster.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2018 |title=President Donald J. Trump Approves Alabama Disaster Declaration |url=https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2018/04/27/president-donald-j-trump-approves-alabama-disaster-declaration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428194554/https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2018/04/27/president-donald-j-trump-approves-alabama-disaster-declaration |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2018 |access-date=2018-05-15 |website=FEMA.gov |language=en}}</ref> The university continued its summer semester as planned, and President John Beehler stated all subsequent semesters will continue as normal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsu.edu/news/articles/2018/04/president-beehler-welcomes-students-and-employees-back-to-campus-.html|title= President Beehler Welcomes Students and Employees Back to Campus|website=jsu.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref>

== Presidents ==
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* [[James G. Ryals Jr.]] (1883 to 1885)<ref name=":0" />
* [[J. Harris Chappell]] (1885 to 1886)<ref>{{cite journal |date=January 1885 |title=J. Harris Chappell, President of State Normal School 1885-86 |url=https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib-ac-histimg/34/ |journal=Historical Image Collection }}</ref>
* [[Carleton Bartlett Gibson]] (1886 to 1892)<ref name=":0" />
* [[J.B. Jarrett]] (1892 to 1893)<ref name="EncyclopediaAL" />
* [[Jacob Forney IV]] (1893 to 1899)<ref name=":0" />
* [[Clarence William Daugette]] (1899 to 1942)<ref name=":0" />
* [[Houston Cole]] (1942 to 1971)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Opal R. Lovett |date=1950-01-01 |title=Houston Cole, 1950s President of Jacksonville State College 6 |url=https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib-ac-histimg/3854 |journal=Historical Image Collection}}</ref>
* [[Ernest Stone]] (1971 to 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savage |first=Lisa |date=January 6, 2016 |title=Fans give Gamecocks grand send-off |url=https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/local/2016/01/07/fans-give-gamecocks-grand-send-off/32088882007/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Gadsden Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Theron E. Montgomery]] (1981 to 1986)<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2015 |title=Former JSU president Theron Montgomery dies |url=https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/local/2015/02/11/former-jsu-president-theron-montgomery-dies/32062757007/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Gadsden Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Harold J. McGee]] (1986 to 1999)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Bill |date=March 5, 2012 |title=Harold McGee had a vision for JSU |url=https://www.annistonstar.com/news/harold-mcgee-had-a-vision-for-jsu/article_59bdb0ff-e5ba-501a-a41e-c708a939fdec.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=The Anniston Star |language=en}}</ref>
* [[William A. Meehan]] (1999 to 2015)
* [[John M. Beehler]] (2015 to 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thornton |first=William |date=2019-10-22 |title=JSU's John Beehler out as president |url=https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2019/10/jsu-board-of-trustees-terminates-john-beehler-as-president.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=al |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Don C. Killingsworth, Jr.]] (2019 to present)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stroud |first=Laurie |date=2021-05-28 |title=JSU's First Family Puts God First |url=https://birminghamchristian.com/jsus-first-family-puts-god-first/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Birmingham Christian Family Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}

== Administration and organization ==
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Since 2019, Jacksonville State is administered by President Don Killlingsworth, and the Jacksonville State Board of Trustees. Members of the board are appointed by the Governor of Alabama to set the policies of the university and select senior management personnel. Under the doctrine of collective responsibility, the entire board is liable for the financial and other consequences of the organization's activities. The president oversees the Presidential Cabinet, composed of the university's vice presidents and other senior personnel.

===Academic organization===
[[File:Jacksonville State University College of Nursing.JPG|thumb|Wallace Hall, former home to the JSU nursing program]]
Through Jacksonville State's six academic colleges, the university offers career-centered programs where students can prepare for the workforce.
* College of Arts, Humanities and Sciences
* College of Business and Industry
* College of Education and Professional Studies
* College of Health Professions and Wellness
* College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
* College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigations

==Main and satellite campuses==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2023}}

===Main campus===
The JSU main campus has a {{convert|459|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} campus with 59 buildings in the [[Appalachia]]n foothills of northeast [[Alabama]]. With this campus being the flagship campus for Jacksonville State, it offers large educational facilities, university housing and residence, on-campus dining, student centers, Greek housing, athletic facilities, student health and wellness facilities, administration offices, study centers, an international housing program, and an on-campus bookstore. The majority of students who study at Jacksonville State attend courses here.

===Little River Canyon Center campus===
The Little River Canyon Center campus opened to the public in 2009, and is a Jacksonville State University building located in [[Fort Payne, Alabama]] that adjoins the Little River Canyon National Preserve. A portion is leased to the National Park Service and the staff of the Little River Canyon National Preserve with a facility that features a Grand Hall, HD movie theater, gift shop, natural history library, exhibits, classrooms, back deck, outdoor amphitheater and trails for both education and adventure.<ref name=LRCC>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsu.edu/epic/canyoncenter/|title=Little River Canyon Center – Environmental Policy and Information Center (EPIC) – Jacksonville State University|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref>

===McClellan campus===
The Jacksonville State University Higher Education Consortium was established in 2003, and it houses two state schools: Jacksonville State University–McClellan Center, and Gadsden State Community College–McClellan Campus. Since 2005, the McClellan Center Building 3181 has been home to the Institute of Emergency Preparedness, In-Service, and the Northeast Alabama Police Academy. GSCC houses the traditional college students. Their EMS and 911 programs, in addition to the core classes of English, math, etc., are also housed in the building.

== Enrollment ==
The university recorded is highest all-time enrollment in Fall 2023 with an overall headcount of 9,672 students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jsu.edu/news/articles/2022/09/university-breaks-historic-enrollment-records.html | title=University Breaks Historic Enrollment Records - JSU News }}</ref>

==Campus events==
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On January 1, 2012, the university's marching band and dance team, The Southerners and the Marching Ballerinas,<ref name="band">{{cite web|url=http://www.marchingsoutherners.org |title=Welcome – JSU Marching Southerners |access-date= August 17, 2015}}</ref> led the New Year's Day Parade in London, England, which also kicked off the year-long celebration of both Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 London Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://southernersinlondon.org/ |title= Southerners in London |access-date= August 17, 2015 |archive-date= January 21, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200121101447/http://www.southernersinlondon.org/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> The invitation to lead the parade came in September 2010, just as the Southerners learned that they had been awarded the nationally recognized George Washington Honor Medal for their patriotic 2009 show, "Of Thee I Sing."

In February 2006, Jacksonville State University was named the "winner" of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) Speech Code of the Month.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris|first=Samantha|url=http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/6769.html?PHPSESSID=d720e7908862d1d994cd00e658374368|title=Speech Code of the Month: Jacksonville State University|work=FIRE |access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> At the time, FIRE called the University Code of Conduct "illegally overbroad." They considered the code to be in violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution which protects offensive speech. The policy has since been changed.

==Athletics==
{{Main|Jacksonville State Gamecocks}}
Jacksonville State's athletics teams are nicknamed the '''Gamecocks'''.  The school fields varsity teams in 14 sports: [[baseball]], men's and women's [[basketball]], [[cross country running|cross country]], [[college football|football]], men's and women's [[golf]], rifle, women's [[Association football|soccer]], [[softball]], men's and women's [[tennis]], women's [[track and field]], and [[volleyball]]. The football team plays in the 22,500-seat [[AmFirst Stadium]]. The men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams play in [[Pete Mathews Coliseum]]. 

Prior to the 1993–94 academic year, Jacksonville State competed in NCAA Division II athletics, winning national championships in men's basketball (1985), baseball (1990 and 1991), football (1992) and gymnastics (1984 and 1985).

On July 1, 2021, Jax State moved to the Division I [[ASUN Conference]], of which it had been a member from 1995 to 2003. The ASUN did not sponsor football, although it announced plans to launch a football league in the near future.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://asunsports.org/general/2020-21/releases/20210126nthmsg |title=ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129160022/https://www.asunsports.org/general/2020-21/releases/20210126nthmsg |url-status=dead }}</ref> Until that time, Jax State was a de facto associate member of the [[Western Athletic Conference]], competing in a football partnership between the two conferences officially branded as the ASUN–WAC Challenge.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://asunsports.org/sports/fball/2020-21/releases/20210223bff9nn |title=ASUN, WAC Conferences Announce Football Partnership for 2021 |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=February 23, 2021 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223155319/https://www.asunsports.org/sports/fball/2020-21/releases/20210223bff9nn |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

The school's football team garnered attention in 2001 when junior (3rd-year) [[placekicker]] [[Ashley Martin]] became the first female football player to score a point in a Division I game, kicking for 3 points against [[Cumberland University]].

Since 2023, Jax State has been a football member of [[Conference USA]] in  [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] FBS ([[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]]). 

=== Teams ===
Jacksonville State University sponsors one co-ed [[Rifle shooting|rifle]] team, six men's, and ten women's teams in [[NCAA]] sanctioned sports:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsugamecocksports.com|title=2015 Fan Day – August 29 |access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
'''Men's Teams'''
* [[Baseball]]
* [[Basketball]]
* [[Cross country running|Cross Country]]
* [[American football|Football]]
* [[Golf]]
* [[Tennis]]
{{col-2}}
'''Women's Teams'''
* [[Basketball]]
* [[Beach volleyball]]
* [[Bowling]]
* [[Cross country running|Cross Country]]
* [[Golf]]
* [[Association football|Soccer]]
* [[Softball]]
* [[Tennis]]
* [[Track and field|Track & Field]] ([[Track and field#Indoor|Indoor]] & [[Track and field#Outdoor|Outdoor]])
* [[Volleyball]]
{{col-end}}

===Football===
{{main|Jacksonville State Gamecocks football}}
[[File:Burgess–Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium, September 2015.jpg|thumb|right|[[Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium]]]]
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Jacksonville State University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of Conference USA. Jacksonville State's first football team was fielded in 1904, nicknamed at the time as the "Eagle Owls." The team plays its home games at the 24,000 seat Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. The Gamecocks hire former Division I football coach Rich "RichRod" Rodriguez for the 2022 season. Rodriguez was previously head coach at football power Michigan (2008–10), as well as West Virginia (2001–07) and Arizona (2012–17). His luster has dulled in recent years, and he seeks his return to the head coaching circle here at Jax State. He comes from Louisiana Monroe, where he served as the offensive coordinator under head coach Terry Bowden. "RichRod" replaces former Gamecocks head coach John Grass, who resigned after the 2021 season. Grass had a 72–26 record during his tenure as head coach which included 6 Ohio Valley Conference championships. In 2021, the Gamecocks upset the [[2021 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles]] in [[Tallahassee, Florida]] on a 59-yard touchdown pass at the end of the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/watch-jacksonville-state-stuns-florida-state-with-59-yard-walk-off-td-plants-flag-at-midfield-in-epic-upset/ |title=WATCH: Jacksonville State stuns Florida State with 59-yard walk-off TD, plants flag at midfield in epic upset |work=CBS Sports |date=September 12, 2021 |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref>

===Baseball===
{{main|Jacksonville State Gamecocks baseball}}
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Jacksonville State University. The team is a member of Conference USA, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.

===Basketball===
{{main|Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball}}
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Jacksonville State University. The school's team currently competes in Conference USA. Their head coach is [[Ray Harper (basketball)|Ray Harper]].

===Women's basketball===
{{main|Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball}}
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Jacksonville State University. The team currently competes in Conference USA. 

===Softball===
{{main|Jacksonville State Gamecocks softball}}
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks softball team represents Jacksonville State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Conference USA.

==The Marching Southerners==
{{Main|Marching Southerners}}
Jacksonville State University's marching band, The Marching Southerners, was founded in 1956 by John Finley. He also conceived the band's precision dance line, The Marching Ballerinas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annistonstar.com/news/southerners-founder-remembered-as-jacksonville-state-starts-band-camp/article_81754242-4210-11e5-b2b6-53c842b052ab.html|title=Southerners founder remembered as Jacksonville State starts band camp|first=Seth Boster, Star Staff Writer|last=sboster@annistonstar.com|website=The Anniston Star|date=August 13, 2015 }}</ref> David L. Walters, for whom JSU's music department is named, served as band director from 1961 to 1991 and is credited with bringing the Marching Southerners to national prominence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annistonstar.com/news/david-walters-longtime-leader-of-jsu-bands-dies-at-92/article_91a793f2-af36-11e5-99f4-5b150a355dcc.html|title=David Walters, longtime leader of JSU bands, dies at 92|first=Seth Boster, Star Staff Writer|last=sboster@annistonstar.com|website=The Anniston Star|date=December 30, 2015 }}</ref> The Marching Southerners feature the Marching Ballerinas and the famous 20J's, named for the [[C.G. Conn]] 20J tuba that the Southerners proudly feature in its halftime shows.<ref>{{Cite web|title=20Js|url=https://www.marchingsoutherners.org/20js/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=JSU Marching Southerners|language=en-US}}</ref> The Southerners were the 2021 recipients of the [[Sudler Trophy]], the highest award for collegiate marching bands.

{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Jacksonville State University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?101480-Jacksonville-State-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=July 26, 2025 }}</ref>
|-
! Race and ethnicity
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|60|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|25|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[International student]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
| Unknown
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:grey}} 
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|51|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|49|%|2||background:black}}
|}

==Greek life==
Over ten percent of the undergraduate student body is said to be involved in Greek life. There are approximately 17 social and 22 other Greek-letter organizations.

A total of 16 students were arrested in 2013 in connection with allegations of [[hazing]]; news reports stated that [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] had been involved.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 3, 2013 |title=2 more JSU students arrested in hazing investigation |work=WBRC News |url=https://www.wbrc.com/story/22082153/2-more-jsu-students-arrested-in-hazing-investigation/ |access-date=August 18, 2023}}</ref> In 2015, JSU's chapter of [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] was closed down following another set of hazing allegations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2015 |title=JSU fraternity's charter revoked over hazing allegation |work=AL.COM |url=https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2015/10/jsu_fraternitys_charter_revoke.html}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{main|List of Jacksonville State University people}}
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==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.jsu.edu}}
* [http://www.jsugamecocksports.com/ Official athletics website]

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