67.4
College Consensus
•AVERAGE: 68
•AVERAGE: 68
Student Reviews
Scores last updated on January 27, 2023
86%
69%
22,166
16.0:1
$8,387
$12,638
$29,564
= Average
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Carnegie Classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
James Madison University is located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Over 700 acres of campus are in the city of Harrisonburg where JMU was founded back in 1908 (as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg; in 1924 it was renamed State Teachers College at Harrisonburg before becoming James Madison University in 1938). Adding male students in 1946, JMU is a public 4-year university that fills the southern portion of the city of Harrisonburg. The school has educated many state legislators and artists and is noted for the John C Wells Planetarium which is used for instruction as well as hosting “Bad Science Movie Nights” also.