James Madison University (JMU)
800 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
JMU Description
We are committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who will lead productive and meaningful lives.So everything on our beautiful campus in the center of the Shenandoah Valley is designed, built and run with the success of our 15,000 students in mind. Faculty and students here share an unusually close relationship for a university our size. Our curriculum is innovative and alive. Campus life is vibrant - everything at JMU is compelled by delivering on the promise made by our mission.
Our students really begin to soar when they take it on themselves to get involved in the many different facets of life at JMU. Lively classroom discussions. Volunteer work at a local high school. Undergraduate research. Serving in a soup kitchen during one of our hugely popular Alternative Spring Break trips.
No matter the avenue, the outcome is the same – the engaged student takes full advantage of his Madison experience and readies himself to make a remarkable impact in his world.
For 100 years now, our faculty and students have been fully involved in transforming the power of knowledge into civic change. It all starts with engagement.
Quick Facts
Location
Mid-Atlantic
Setting
Large Town Setting
Type
Public
Size
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot
Dukes
Nicknames
JMU, Madison
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
In-State Tuition
$7,244
Out-of-State Tuition
$19,376
Selectivity
Selective
Enrollment
18,971
JMU Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 16,916
- Freshman Class
- 3,957
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 18,971
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 89%
- Graduate
- 11%
Full-Time vs. Part-time Students
- Full-Time
- 99%
- Part-Time
- 1%
Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State
- In-State
- 66%
- Out-of-State
- 34%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 62%
- Men
- 38%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 4%
- Asian
- 4%
- Caucasian
- 82%
- Latino
- 2%
- Other
- 8%
Students State Origin
- Virginia
- 66%
- New Jersey
- 8%
- Maryland
- 7%
- Pennsylvania
- 6%
- New York
- 4%
- Other
- 9%
International Students
- International
- 1%
- Domestic
- 99%
