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James Madison University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Harrisonburg, VA
Population 135,000
Website http://www.jmu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,497
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 69%
Hispanic 9%
Black 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 69%
From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Business & Economics 21%
Health Sciences 20%
Education 8%
Arts 6%
Computer Science 6%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Engineering 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,250
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,604
Est. In-State Cost $18,434
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,883
10-Year ROI $206,000
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 66%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #236
Life & Natural Sciences $8M #268
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #278
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 32 #305
Life & Natural Sciences 21 #408

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,200 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 17%
SAT Range 1200 – 1310
SAT Math Range 570 – 660
SAT RW Range 600 – 680
ACT Range 24 – 29

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Letters 1,080 43% / 57% 1% $65,562 96%
Economics 77 +3 75% / 25% 14% $96,390 96 100%
Advanced Legal Research/Studies 70 — 24% / 76% 0% $60,571 65 93%
Anthropology 31 +1 35% / 65% 0% $54,211 50 96%
Communication 426 +13 36% / 64% 0% $66,067 74 97%
English 57 +3 25% / 75% 2% $49,084 35 96%
Foreign Languages 14 +19 36% / 64% 0% $62,734 69 94%
Geography 48 +4 67% / 33% 0% $60,642 65 95%
History 70 +8 53% / 47% 3% $57,370 58 95%
International Affairs 54 +5 44% / 56% 0% $66,783 75 94%
Philosophy and Religious Studies 21 +6 57% / 43% 0% $58,412 60 92%
Political Science 115 +6 51% / 49% 0% $68,443 78 97%
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 43 +3 33% / 67% 0% $68,972 79 91%
Sociology 54 +3 41% / 59% 0% $56,440 55 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 652 54% / 46% 1% $86,352 97%
Accounting 90 +6 61% / 39% 0% $88,619 94 97%
Business Administration 148 +5 65% / 35% 1% $82,511 90 97%
Business/Managerial Economics 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $86,444 92 —
Finance 106 +6 89% / 11% 1% $113,644 99 99%
Hospitality Management 123 — 20% / 80% 2% $65,319 73 97%
International Business 12 — 67% / 33% 0% $96,946 97 92%
Marketing 166 +2 44% / 56% 0% $85,936 92 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 226 8% / 92% 0% $77,214 96%
Early Childhood Education 13 — 0% / 100% 0% $79,084 88 96%
Elementary Education 163 — 5% / 95% 0% $79,084 88 96%
Middle School Education 14 — 14% / 86% 0% $79,084 88 96%
Secondary Education and Teaching 12 +1 50% / 50% 0% $79,084 88 96%
Special Education 21 — 5% / 95% 0% $60,188 64 97%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $70,557 80 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Behavioral Studies 1,582 25% / 75% 0% $66,962 97%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 20 — 5% / 95% 0% $59,500 62 92%
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 449 +2 16% / 84% 0% $67,436 76 96%
Kinesiology 139 +2 38% / 62% 1% $65,422 73 98%
Nursing 274 — 8% / 92% 0% $79,692 88 97%
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 76 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,730 72 100%
Health Administration 61 +1 38% / 62% 0% $74,897 85 97%
Sport Management 176 — 84% / 16% 0% $65,422 73 98%
Psychology 294 +4 16% / 84% 1% $57,124 57 97%
Public Administration 45 +1 56% / 44% 0% $69,552 79 97%
Social Work 48 — 21% / 79% 0% $54,376 50 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Integrated Science and Engineering 466 77% / 23% 2% $102,157 98%
General Engineering 69 — 74% / 26% 1% $88,212 93 97%
Computer Science 127 — 83% / 17% 2% $109,603 99 96%
Information Science/Studies 146 +5 78% / 22% 1% $111,126 99 98%
Information Technology 10 — 80% / 20% 10% $109,603 99 96%
Systems Science and Theory 52 — 60% / 40% 0% $101,452 98 100%
Science, Technology and Society 62 — 81% / 19% 2% $80,699 89 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Mathematics 301 36% / 64% 1% $66,253 94%
Chemistry 33 — 36% / 64% 0% $73,138 83 100%
Financial Mathematics 4 +1 75% / 25% 25% $87,339 93 —
Geosciences 21 — 24% / 76% 0% $56,834 56 81%
Mathematics 27 +3 52% / 48% 4% $82,836 90 94%
Physics 16 — 94% / 6% 0% $93,914 96 100%
Biology 179 +2 30% / 70% 1% $60,841 65 94%
Biotechnology 21 — 29% / 71% 5% $64,575 72 86%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Visual and Performing Arts 267 32% / 68% 0% $45,310 95%
Art 136 — 31% / 69% 0% $50,618 39 96%
Art History 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,618 39 96%
Music Performance 75 +1 47% / 53% 1% $45,783 25 93%
Theatre 52 +4 15% / 85% 0% $30,339 3 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University Studies 134 31% / 69% 1% $53,680 94%
General Education 134 +7 31% / 69% 1% $53,680 48 94%

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