Saturday, November 07, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

James Madison University

Work 800 S. Main Street Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Work(540) 568-5681
Web site: http://www.jmu.edu
  • 4Rank
  • 88Score
Tier 1
College Category:
Universities-Master's (South)

Overview : James Madison University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1908
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 16,916
Setting: urban
Endowment: $39,218,368
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 1/15
Application fee: $40
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 65.1%
Selectivity: more selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $7,244; Out-of-state: $19,376
Mission  
School mission: James Madison University is a public, comprehensive university and is the only university in America named for James Madison. The university offers programs on the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels with its primary emphasis on the undergraduate student. JMU provides a total education to students - one that has a broad range of the liberal arts as its foundation and encompasses an extensive variety of professional and pre-professional programs, augmented by a multitude of learning experiences outside the classroom. The quality of the JMU experience has been recognized repeatedly in many national publications.

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