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James Madison University

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Acceptance Rate

71.5%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

1170–1340

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$13,576

Out-of-State Tuition

$30,790

Undergrad Enrollment

20,497

Applicants

35,750

Yield Rate

18.1%

Endowment / Student

$6,604

Student:Faculty

17:1

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What you pay

$23,322/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $93,288 over four years.

What grads earn

$65,893/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$65,173 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 1% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.4 years of pay.

86% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

1.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

40%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of James Madison University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,444
$30–48k$12,977
$48–75k$16,475
$75–110k$22,343
Over $110k$30,147

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

82%

Completion · all

82%

Completion · Pell

78%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

82%

Median debt

$20,093

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
35,750
Admitted
27,25876.2%
Enrolled
4,92218% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling35
Motor Vehicle Theft55
Rape44
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation41% / 59%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball17Football121Golf10Soccer30Tennis8

Women's

Basketball28Field Hockey24Golf8Lacrosse35Soccer36Softball25Swimming28Tennis11Track & Field111Volleyball16
Research Activity
FY 2024
$21Mtotal R&D expenditure#310 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling449 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric426 grads
Psychology, General294 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse274 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General179 grads
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management176 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General166 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching163 grads
Business Administration and Management, General148 grads
Information Science/Studies146 grads

4yr Grad Rate

65%

6yr Grad Rate

82%

Retention Rate

92%

Median Earnings

$69,954