James Madison University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

James Madison University Academics

James Madison University is unique in its study options. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. For one thing, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Washington Semester. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Study Skills Assistance and Tutoring.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at James Madison University.

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General Performance

Art – Graphic Design, Interior Design and Computer Animation

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General, Technical/Business Writing

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

technology & society

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy & Religion – General, Philosophy and Religion

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Health/Physical Fitness

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Popular majors:

twenty-one percent business per marketing, twelve percent social sciences, nine percent health professions, eight percent communications per journalism, seven percent psychology, seven percent visual and performing arts, six percent liberal arts, five percent english

History:

History – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology, Biotechnology

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Community Health Services, Health System Administration, Nursing (RN), Speech-Language Pathology

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, International Business, Marketing Management, Quantitative Finance

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Public Administration and Service:

Public Administration, Social Work

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Education:

Business Teacher Education

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February. Besides, for international students, the application fee is 40.

James Madison University Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, forty dollars online application fee and point zero . Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 68% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 91%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-six total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, one hundred and forty-seven total number of transfer students who were admitted.

For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 15th of April. The regular application is due the 15th of January. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of November. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of February and the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of June.

James Madison University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at twenty-two percent scholarships per grants and seventy-eight percent loans per jobs.

James Madison University Students

The school’s size is approximately fifteen thousand, two hundred and eighty-seven degree-seeking undergrads, three thousand, seven hundred and ninety-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, three hundred and twenty graduate enrollment. Besides, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. James Madison University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 68 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Besides, the student body consists of sixty-three percent in-state students, thirty-seven percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, sixty-four percent women, thirty-six percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, five percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, eighty-two percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, six percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-eight percent in top 10th of graduating class, seventy-four percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-eight percent in top half of graduating class, forty-one percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-seven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twenty-three percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, seven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-nine percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-eight percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit and point zero . Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as planetarium, arboretum. This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Remarkably, the school is located 123 miles from Washington, DC.

James Madison University Athletics

The Dukes are a member of NCAA and play in the Colonial Ahtletic Association. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling