Enrollment (Fall 2025)
- Undergraduate students: 21,358
- Graduate students: 1,799
- In-state/out-of-state ratio: 74/26%
- Female/male ratio: 56.7/43%
Admitted First-Year Students (2025-26)
- Applications: 43,836
- Applicants accepted: 31,634
- Applicants enrolled: 4,900
- SAT mid-50% range*:1210-1370
- ACT mid-50% range*: 26-31
* Test scores are not a requirement on the JMU application. In 2025-26, 19% of applicants submitted scores.
Admitted Transfers (2025-26)
- Applications: 2,374
- Applicants accepted: 1,451
- Applicants enrolled: 885
Tuition and Fees
Undergraduate (2026-27) - Per year
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and Fees* | $14,768 | $32,576 |
| Housing and Food | $15,220 | $15,220 |
| TOTAL | $29,988 | $47,796 |
*Courses within the College of Business and School of Nursing have additional course fees.
More details: Undergraduate tuition and fees
Graduate (2026-27) - Per credit hour
In-state: $590
Out-of-state: $1,338
*Some Graduate programs have rates that are different than the above standard rates.
91%
FIRST-YEAR
Retention rate
80%
Six-year
graduation rate
94%
Satisfaction
rate
Classes
- Student/faculty ratio: 17:1
- Average class size: 26 students
- Classes with fewer than 50 students: 89%
- Classes taught by professors: 97%
Academic programs
- Total programs offered: 130+
- Undergraduate: 70+
- Master's: 50+
- Education specialist: 2
- Doctoral: 9
Faculty
- Full-time instructional faculty: 1,046
- Part-time instructional faculty: 359
- Full-time faculty with doctoral or terminal degree: 72%
JMU facts and figures are compiled annually at the end of each admissions cycle. Additional/updated facts are reported to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
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