James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
68.8%
29,300 admitted
SAT · 50th
1260
Range 1180–1330
6-yr grad
79.6%
Retention 92.0%
Undergrads
21,358
17:1 S-F
Admissions
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64.2% / 73.2%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications42,595
Overall admit rate68.8%
In-state admit rate64.2%
Out-of-state admit rate73.2%
Enrolled4,935 · 16.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist704 of 2,973
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsFirst-gen, State residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1260
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1180–1330 · 16.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W590640690
Math570620660
Comp118012601330
ACT
255075
Comp242729
Cost & aid
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$8,150
in-state tuition
out-of-state $25,496
Tuition (in-state)$8,150
Tuition (out-of-state)$25,496
Fees$5,768
Room & board$13,056
Books$1,254
Avg need-based grant$10,380
% need met45.3%
Avg debt at graduation$32,162
Academics
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17 : 1
student-faculty ratio
92.0% retention
Student-faculty17 : 1
Retention92.0%
4-year graduation63.6%
6-year graduation79.6%
Enrollment
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21,358
undergraduates
23.0% out-of-state · 11 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates21,358
First-year4,935
Transfer808
Full-time94%
Female56%
Out-of-state23.0%
International (freshmen)11
Rankings
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#29
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#2926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#9826
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#10226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#10926
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#12126
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#15126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#21226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceSun Belt Conference5
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingVirginia colleges12
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Admissions URLwww.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/index.shtml
Admissions emailadmissions@jmu.edu
Admissions phone540-568-5681
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Virginia Polytechn…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public54.6%137031K
University of Virginia VA · Public16.8%1470—
George Mason University VA · Public86.5%126028K
Virginia Commonwealth University VA · Public83.7%114021K
Towson University MD · Public80.6%107016K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — James Madison University

8 years of James Madison University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.