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James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · CDS 2024–2025 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
71.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
18.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
—
Total cost — out-of-state
$44,652
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
—

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates21,112
Total all graduate1,767
Grand total all students22,879

Admissions

Total applicants38,426
Total admitted27,480
Total enrolled4,990
Overall admit rate71.5%
Admit rate — women74.4%
Admit rate — men67.3%
Yield rate18.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateNovember 1
EA notification dateMid-Late January
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT14.0%
% submitting ACT3.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile680
SAT Math 25th %ile570
SAT Math 75th %ile660
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile29
% in top 10% of HS class18.9%
% in top 25% of HS class31.7%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$8,150
Tuition — out-of-state$25,496
Required fees$6,100
Room and board$13,056
Total cost — in-state$27,306
Total cost — out-of-state$44,652

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant——
Avg % of need met——
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)——
Avg loan debt at graduation——

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist2,926
# admitted from waitlist41
Waitlist admit rate1.4%
Transfer applicants (total)1,780
Transfer admit rate74.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time74.1%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)71.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$23,322Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)82.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)74.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate91.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$70,627Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant17.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan30.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress39.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white72.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white74.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Health Professions And Related Programs17.5%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services15.1%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs9.7%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies7.2%
Social Sciences7.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services6.6%
Psychology6.5%
Visual And Performing Arts5.1%