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| Metric | Jacksonville | Widener |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024 |
| Acceptance rate | 57% | 71% |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 57% / 57% | 65% / 75% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 89% / 92% / 50%Fall 2023 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 17% / 14% / 2.6%Fall 2023 |
| Applicants | 8,184 | 9,350 |
| Admitted | 4,660 | 6,632 |
| Enrolled | 760 | 916 |
| Yield | 16% | 14% |
| SAT middle 50% | 1120–1273Fall 2025 | 1080–1290 |
| ACT middle 50% | 23–28Fall 2025 | – |
| Sent an SAT | 26% | 11% |
| Sent an ACT | 18% | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | 3%Fall 2023 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 5%Fall 2025 | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2023 |
| Admission: High school record | Considered | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Very importantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Considered | Considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Essay | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Legacy status | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.76Fall 2025 | 3.45Fall 2023 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | – |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | Offered; no counts2023–24 |
| Early action | – | Offered, restrictive2023–24 |
| Wait list | No wait listFall 2025 | Uses one; numbers not publishedFall 2023 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2023 |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Interview | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: First generation | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: State residency | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2023 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2023 |
| Test policy | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants | Test-optionalFall 2025 applicants |
| Application fee | $30 | None |
| Deadlines & deposit | Reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $100 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | Reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $400 housing depositFall 2024 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2024 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 47%Fall 2025 | 53%Fall 2023 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Large | Suburb: Large |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium |
| Research activity | Not a research tier | Not a research tier |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I, no football | Division III |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference | Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation |
| ROTC | Navy | Army |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Not listed | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 2,930 | 2,951 |
| Beds in college housing | 1,454 | 1,400 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 16%Fall 2025 | 8.0%Fall 2023 |
| Women in a sorority | 12%Fall 2025 | 14%Fall 2023 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | Offered2025–26 | – |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 31% | 33% |
| First-gen | 36% | 30% |
| Men / women | 44% / 56% | 39% / 61% |
| Part-time students | 6% | 6% |
| Students 25 and older | 14% | 10% |
| First-years from in state | 46% | 70% |
| First-years from other states | 49% | 29% |
| First-years from abroad | 5% | 0% |
| New transfer students this fall | 254 | 74 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 22% | 7% |
| Diversity index | 0.68 | 0.64 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 11 to 1 | 11 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 54%Fall 2025 | 62%Fall 2023 |
| Full-time faculty share | 55% | 39% |
| Average faculty salary | $78,778 | $80,812 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 616 | 563 |
| Most popular majors | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 37% · Psychology, General 5% · Business Administration and Management, General 5% | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 29% · Psychology, General 9% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 6% |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,576 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $14,606 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $14,292 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $22,669 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 71% | 82% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $26,304 | $28,858 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 60% | 60% |
| Net price, students with grants | $24,238 | $26,778 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $66,056 | $72,466 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $66,056 | $72,466 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $46,180 | $53,638 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $46,180 | $53,638 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 100% | 100% |
| Average grant | $39,859 | $43,706 |
| Aid from the college | 99% | 100% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | 15% got merit aid, averaging $40K | 14% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $37K (proxy) |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants | FAFSAFall 2024 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | August 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | December 15 (priority)Fall 2024 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 71%2025–26 (estimated) | 84%2023–24 |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | $50,1122023–24 |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 31%2025–26 (estimated) | 17%2023–24 |
| Aid for international students | 119 students, average $30.7K2025–26 (estimated) | 38 students, average $35.1K2023–24 |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $68,010 | $70,920 |
| Graduation rate | 54% | 66% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 39%Entered fall 2019 | 55% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 54%Entered fall 2019 | 72% |
| Pell graduation gap | 15 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 | 16 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | 28%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 45%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | 39%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | 37%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 52%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | 47%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 52% | 73% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 57% | 61% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 38% | 54% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 36% | 50% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 72% | Under 30 students |
| Retention rate | 74%Entered fall 2024 | 78% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 50% | 59% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 57% | 66% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 28% | 25% |
| Median debt | $22,000 | $27,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 45% | 72% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $12,500 | $25,500 |
| Website | ju.edu | widener.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Common Data Set, most recent release;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicants;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2024 cycle;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;Widener University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2024 entrantsAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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