UNCW vs JMU 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.
JMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,790) than UNCW ($22,985).
It is harder to admit to UNCW than JMU.
UNCW has a higher submitted SAT score (1,300) than JMU (1,240).
Both UNCW and JMU have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while UNCW has 17,843 students.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while UNCW has 725 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of North Carolina Wilmington and James Madison University.

UNCW	vs.	JMU
Wilmington, North Carolina	Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$7,317 Out-Of-State$22,985	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	35%
$6,644	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,388

68.83 %	Acceptance Rates	78.31 %
20.42 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.21 %
1,300	SAT Score	1,240
26	ACT Score	26
74 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	89 %
17,843	Student Population	22,224
725	Number of Faculties	1,060
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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UNCW vs JMU

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