JMU vs VMI Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than JMU ($30,790).
It is harder to admit to VMI than JMU.
JMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,240) than VMI (1,185).
Both JMU and VMI have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while JMU's ratio is 17 to 1.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while VMI has 142 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - James Madison University and Virginia Military Institute.

JMU	vs.	VMI
Harrisonburg, Virginia	Location	Lexington, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186
35%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$9,388	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,109

78.31 %	Acceptance Rates	71.06 %
20.21 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.27 %
1,240	SAT Score	1,185
26	ACT Score	26
81 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
89 %	Retention Rate	82 %
22,224	Student Population	1,512
1,060	Number of Faculties	142
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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