James Madison University Computer Science Programs

Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, James Madison University is a public institution. The location of JMU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is James Madison University?

Contact details for JMU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone:	540-568-6211
Website:	www.jmu.edu

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How Do I Get Into JMU?

You can apply to JMU online at: www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for JMU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into JMU?

JMU has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to JMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 650.

JMU received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford James Madison University?

The overall average net price of JMU is $38,766. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At JMU, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $9,063 a year. That adds up to $36,252 over four years for those students.

James Madison University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 20,070 undergraduate students at JMU, with 18,723 being full-time and 1,347 being part-time.

There are also 2,096 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,723 full-time undergraduates at JMU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of James Madison University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	892
Black or African American	855
Hispanic or Latino	1,367
White	14,136
International Students	205
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,268

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at James Madison University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 73 countries are represented at JMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Online Learning at James Madison University

In 2022-2023, 6,725 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at JMU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 19th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

James Madison University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Information Science	155	0	155
General Computer & Information Sciences	105	13	118
Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other	0	0	0
TOTAL	260	13	273

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

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