Harrisonburg, VA · Public
71.5%
Acceptance rate
1,247
SAT Average
$21,816
Avg net price
20,497
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 4,871Master’s 585Doctoral 45 |
| Bachelor’s 854Master’s 123Doctoral 17 |
| Bachelor’s 736Master’s 114Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 472Master’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 350Master’s 39Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 339Master’s 19Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 322Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 315Master’s 19Doctoral 13 |
| Bachelor’s 249Master’s 11Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 216Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 207Master’s 179Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 173Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 124Master’s 14Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 91Master’s 12Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 78Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 77Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 76Master’s 17Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 62Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 54Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 28Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Sun Belt Conference
Projected sponsored sports18
Athletic participation
492 unique student-athletes · 16 varsity teams
Early Action (non-binding)
All Honors College requirements must be submitted as part of your JMU application by the application deadline
Regular Decision
All Honors College requirements must be submitted as part of your JMU application by the application deadline
FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $8,150
- Required fees
- $6,100
- Food and housing
- $13,056
- Books and supplies
- $1,298
- Other expenses
- $4,672
- Total
- $33,276
- $28,1822019–2019–20
- $28,7802020–2120–21
- $29,2882021–2221–22
- $30,5082022–2322–23
- $31,9742023–2423–24
- $33,2762024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $21,816 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 37%
- Average share of need met
- 42%
- Average need-based grant
- $10,857
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from James Madison University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
James Madison University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
James Madison University runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. James Madison University admits in-state applicants at 64.2%, out-of-state applicants at 73.2%, and international applicants at 87.9%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
4,935 first-years
Admit odds by pool
SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Nov 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 25% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
16% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
3% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 37.1% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 37.1% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
James Madison University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- First generation
- Important
- State residency
- Important
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
James Madison University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
James Madison University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $21,816 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,843 of 4,986 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, James Madison University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
James Madison University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Accepted a place
Not disclosed90.1% of James Madison University’s first-years return for a second year and 80.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03