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Administration: Linwood H. Rose, President; Douglas T. Brown, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs; Joanne B. Carr, Senior Vice President for Advancement; Charles W. King Jr., Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance; Mark J. Warner, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and University Planning. Academic Divisions: College of Arts and Letters; College of Business; College of Education; College of Integrated Science and Technology; College of Science and Mathematics; College of Visual and Performing Arts; The Graduate School.

Degree Programs Offered

Undergraduate : 68
Master’s : 30
Educational Specialist: 2
Doctoral : 6
Total : 106

Degrees Conferred (2006-07)

Undergraduate: 3,475
Graduate : 559
Total: 4,034

On-campus Students (Fall 2007)

Undergrad Degree-Seeking : 16,089
Graduate Degree-Seeking: 1,137
Non-Degree-Seeking: 202
Full-Time: 16,490
Part-Time: 938
In-State: 70.4%
Out-of-State: 29.6%
Female: 60.9%
Male: 39.1%
Total on-campus enrollment : 17,428

On-campus Enrollment by Ethnicity

African American: 3.98%
Asian American/Pacific Isle: 4.93%
Hispanic: 2.40%
Total: 11.31%

Applicant details (Fall 2007)

Entering Class Applicants: 18,352
Enrolled: 3,867
Mean SAT (verbal and math only) Score (Freshman): 1,140


Transfer Applicants: 1,861
Enrolled: 659
Total applicants: 20,213

Financial Aid (Undergraduate)

Grants and Scholarship Aid: 25%
Loans: 35%

Campus/Buildings (676 acres)

Academic/Administrative: 56
Support Facilities: 14
Student Housing: 32
Total: 102

Major Athletic Facilities

1) Robert and Frances Plecker
Athletic Performance Center: Built adjacent to Bridgeforth Stadium, opened in spring 2005 to house the football program and academic support areas used by JMU’s intercollegiate sports programs, state-of-the-art sports medicine and strength training and conditioning facilities, reception areas, JMU’s Athletic Hall of Fame and a student-athlete lounge.
2) Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field: 13,560 permanent seats; artificially surfaced track and field. Built in 1975 and enlarged in 1981; resurfaced in 2000; scoreboard with video added in 2004. Home to the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA National Champions in football.
3) Convocation Center: Sports and entertainment arena; Seats 7,300; opened in 1982. The Softball Complex is adjacent to the center.
4) University Recreation Center: 140,700 square foot fitness facility; opened in 1996.
5) Mauck Stadium/Long Field: Baseball stadium with 1,200 permanent seats; opened in 1978.
6) Godwin Hall: Contains 5,000-seat Sinclair Gymnasium and Savage Natatorium, with Olympic-sized pool and seating for 800; opened in 1972.
7) Soccer Complex: Natural grass complex opened in 1995.
8) Field Hockey/Lacrosse/Track and Field Complex: Artificial turf complex opened in fall 2003.

Budget (2007-08)

Total Operating Budget: $363.1m

Tuition and Fees (2007-08)

Undergraduate (per semester):
In-State: $3,333
Out-of-State: $8,693
Room and Board: $3,418

Graduate (per credit hour):
In-State: $280
Out-of-State: $796