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James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Public · 20,888 students · mostly bachelor degrees

76th-cheapest of 108 Virginia colleges by net price.

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Net price / year
$23,322
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$31,735
Graduation rate
80%
Admission rate
72%
Median graduate earnings
$69,954
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,093
Average SAT
1256
Median ACT
27
Pell grant recipients
17%
3-yr loan default rate
0%

Fields of study

92 programs
Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree81 grads/yr$150,316Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree42 grads/yr$138,766Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree149 grads/yr$113,345Accounting · Master's Degree41 grads/yr$111,224Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree31 grads/yr$106,786Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree129 grads/yr$104,926Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree136 grads/yr$104,806Accounting · Bachelor's Degree78 grads/yr$98,767Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree66 grads/yr$91,761International Business/Trade/Commerce · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$91,141Systems Science and Theory · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$91,034Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree170 grads/yr$89,944Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree286 grads/yr$87,056Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$86,681Political Economy · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$86,137Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree130 grads/yr$85,137Science, Technology and Society · Bachelor's Degree71 grads/yr$82,455Public Administration · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$81,363Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$77,393Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$76,377Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$75,295Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$74,631Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree110 grads/yr$73,326Public Administration · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$71,626Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$69,342

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.