[Last update: December 11, 2025]
8,818 students (42% of total 21,006 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at James Madison University (JMU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,140.
For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 58% of total 4,916 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,114.
All Undergraduate Financial Aid
At James Madison University, 8,818 undergraduate students (42% of total 21,006 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,140.
Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid
2,832 beginning undergraduate students (58% of total 4,916 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at James Madison University. The average amount of aid received is $12,114.
Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)
The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at James Madison University.
The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.