James Madison University

800 South Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
(540) 568-6211
www.jmu.edu/
fax:(540) 568-7846
president:Jonathan R. Alger
22648 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.64 Graduation Rate 0.81
0.79 0.83

STUDENT RATIO

18431

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

9176 | 23654

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

17526

CLASS SIZE

25

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
580

SAT MATH

570

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

25

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.79
0.83
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
530
580
630
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
520
570
620
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
23
25
27
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$20684

Average Monthly Payment

$230

Median Earnings

$53400

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

78%
URL Applywww.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/
Application Fee60
Percent Admitted (Men)0.58
Percent Admitted (Women)0.67
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment905
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.79
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.03
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.6
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6907
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates14846
Applicants Men9307
Applicants Women13341
Admissions Total14394
Admissions Men5388
Admissions Women9004
ACT English 25th percentile score0
ACT English 75th percentile score0
ACT Math 25th percentile score0
ACT Math 75th percentile score0
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1149
Median ACT English ScoreNot Available
Median ACT Math ScoreNot Available
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)39%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)96%
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