Jacksonville State University Top Questions

What is your overall opinion of this school?

Hannah

It is a great school for nursing and education majors, as this is their focus. The campus is beautiful as well as friendly. The administration is personable, and the student to teacher ratio is just right. However, there is more to be done at Jacksonville State University, and Alabama as a whole, for that matter. There needs to be something to make students want to stay in Jacksonville when the school season ends. Movie theaters, shopping, bowling, are all 30-40 minutes away. Entertainment is important in a college town to bring in revenue to the city, and there are a lot of old buildings that could be replaced with something fun, like put-put, a movie theater, a nice shopping complex, and bowling. Most eateries in Jacksonville advertise how cheap they can get their food (Little Caesars $5 pizza, Effinas $5 spaghetti), when it needs to be earning a respectable reputation. A lot of college students do not have the money to drive 40 minutes to find a nice place for a date, and would rather eat somewhere near and a little more expensive, rather than close and cheap (subway). The more students stay and spend money, the more revenue Jacksonville earns. There is plenty of vacant property surrounding the University to make it the classiest area around. A lot of tearing down, updating, and adding needs to take place.

Carolyn

Jacksonville State University is a wonderful school that I enjoy attending. I love everything about it. I like how everyone, especially the professors, are friendly and nice. The education is exactly what I expected: challenging and good. I can not wait for my next semester here, I feel like it is home even though I do not live on campus.

James

JSU is an elitist university. If you are not in a frat or sorority you dont matter. the student goverment is inept and worthless. If you are a female thinking of going to this school you should avoid frat parties at all cost, JSU has a high number of rapes, and the university knows this but they just cover them up. YOU WILL BE RAPED if you go to a party. The frats treat women as though their only purpose is to be an incubator for vaginas.

Chris

When I was there, the football team was a joke, but now it seems to be coming along. The Marching Southerners are nationally known and an icon of the university. The school is attracting too many students who just use up govt funds and then drop out two years in.