Samford University vs Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University is harder to get into (78% vs 82% admitted), and students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $17,111 vs $32,950 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$59,741
$28,418
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$32,950
$17,111
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$32,950
$27,701
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Samford University
Jacksonville State University
Under $30,000
$25,299
$16,328
$30,000–$48,000
$24,217
$15,864
$48,000–$75,000
$27,586
$16,055
$75,000–$110,000
$30,393
$18,662
Over $110,000
$37,166
$21,080
After you start
Measure
Samford University
Jacksonville State University
Undergrads
4,206
7,036
Graduate within 6 years
80%
51%
Come back for year two
93%
65%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$66,982
$51,004
Median debt at graduation
$19,500
$21,767
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers