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James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · JMU

Public institution in Harrisonburg, VA · 20,497 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $69,954 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,8161,254th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,576870th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,7901,271st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$30,213946th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,093656th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$69,954279th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$57,438292nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.9%199th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
90.1%236th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.3%778th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1247285th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
20,497113th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.8%1,847th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 84 mi (IAD)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$75,706$72,659
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$72,002$72,290
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$71,015$64,493
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$66,329$67,380
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$64,315$63,965
Systems Science and TheoryMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$60,878$60,623
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,523$56,114
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$59,011$57,943
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$57,318$47,260
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$55,102$49,270
MarketingBusinessbachelors$54,154$51,794
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$53,358$55,964

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,949,879 (M $5,774,888 · W $5,174,991)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to James Madison University’s 20,497 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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