James Madison University Facts, Stats and Admissions Information

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State-supported comprehensive, founded 1908
Calendar semesters
Degrees bachelor's, master's, and doctoral (also offers specialist in education degree)
Small-town 655-acre campus
Endowment $28.8 million
Coed, 16,013 undergraduate students, 95% full-time, 61% women, 39% men
Very difficult entrance level, 63% of applicants were admitted

Costs (2006 - 07)

Tuition: state resident $6290 full-time, $208 per credit hour part-time; nonresident $16,236 full-time, $539 per credit hour part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load
Room and board: $6756; room only: $3508. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
Payment plan: installment
Waivers: senior citizens and employees or children of employees

Financial Aid

Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 12,082 applied for aid, 7,239 were judged to have need, 3,087 had their need fully met. 1,640 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1734). 2,460 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $1831)
In 2005,: 202 non-need-based awards were made
Average percent of need met: 50%
Average financial aid package: $6822
Average need-based loan: $3640
Average need-based gift aid: $5332
Average non-need-based aid: $2049
Average indebtedness upon graduation: $12,591

Freshmen

Admission 17,765 applied, 11,137 admitted, 3,748 enrolled, 3.69 average high school GPA
Average high school GPA 3.69
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 80%, SAT math scores over 500 85%, ACT scores over 18 96%, SAT verbal scores over 600 28%, SAT math scores over 600 33%, ACT scores over 24 47%, SAT verbal scores over 700 3%, SAT math scores over 700 3%, ACT scores over 30 3%

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