James Madison University Business Programs

James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

James Madison University Rankings

JMU is ranked #65 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 44 colleges in Virginia, it is ranked at #6.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

JMU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#47	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at JMU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#76	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#78	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards JMU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Finance and Financial Management Services Schools	College Factual
#28	Best Hospitality Management Schools	College Factual
#54	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#64	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#112	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#125	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

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/
Facebook:	http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/facebook
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/JMU

How Do I Get Into JMU?

You can apply to JMU online at: www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for JMU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into JMU?

The acceptance rate at James Madison University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 56% of students accepted to JMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 650. Math scores were between 550 and 630.

JMU received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 28.

Can I Afford James Madison University?

The overall average net price of JMU is $38,766. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 40% of students took out student loans averaging $8,938 a year. That adds up to $35,752 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at JMU is 2.0%. 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 19,727 undergraduate students at JMU, with 18,420 being full-time and 1,307 being part-time.

There are also 1,867 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,420 full-time undergraduates at JMU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	873
Black or African American	881
Hispanic or Latino	1,334
White	13,902
International Students	222
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,208

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 2019-2020, 20,632 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 #264 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%.

James Madison University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	176	33	209
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	174	0	174
Accounting	87	55	142
General Hospitality Administration/Management	138	0	138
Finance	122	0	122
General Economics	57	0	57
International Business/Trade/Commerce	18	0	18
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	15	0	15
Business Economics	8	0	8
TOTAL	795	88	883

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.