James Madison University Trade Programs

James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The location of JMU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is James Madison University?

Contact details for JMU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone:	540-568-6211
Website:	www.jmu.edu

Can I Afford JMU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time JMU students paid $256 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $824 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,684	$24,744
Fees	$5,408	$5,408
Books and Supplies	$1,176	$1,176
On Campus Room and Board	$12,040	$12,040
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,200	$4,200

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At JMU, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $9,063 a year. That adds up to $36,252 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at JMU is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

James Madison University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 20,070 undergraduate students at JMU, with 18,723 being full-time and 1,347 being part-time.

There are also 2,096 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,723 full-time undergraduates at JMU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of James Madison University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	892
Black or African American	855
Hispanic or Latino	1,367
White	14,136
International Students	205
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,268

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at James Madison University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 73 countries are represented at JMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Online Learning at James Madison University

In 2020-2021, 7,843 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at JMU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of JMU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at James Madison University was 159.0%. This is the #259 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at JMU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

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