James Madison University Healthcare Programs

James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Harrisonburg is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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

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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into JMU?

The acceptance rate at James Madison University is 78%. 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 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% 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 580 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 650.

JMU received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 29.

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 35% of students took out student loans averaging $9,063 a year. That adds up to $36,252 over four years for those students.

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.

James Madison University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	415	0	0	415
Registered Nursing	286	0	0	286
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	71	27	0	98
Health Care Management	69	0	0	69
Physician Assistant	0	31	0	31
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	0	31	0	31
Occupational Therapy	0	24	0	24
Athletic Training	0	11	0	11
Nursing Practice	0	0	11	11
Audiology/Audiologist	0	0	7	7
TOTAL	841	124	18	983

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
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