James Madison University offers 3% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $7,114. James Madison University is a public college located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Its student population is 21,751. It is a four-year, large, primarily residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 71%. James Madison University 4 year graduation rate is 58% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$7,114
AVG. MERIT AID AWARD
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$4,377
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Recent Financial Aid Offers For the 2019 Admissions Year
Parents who completed the admissions process in 2019 submitted their offer data as presented here.
Money You Don’t Need To pay | Money Your Family Needs To pay | Federal Student Loans (Government) | Work Study | ||||||||||
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Expected Family Contribution | State of Residence | Unweighted GPA | Composite SAT | Composite ACT | Admission Type | College Estimated Cost of Attendance | College Grants & Scholarships (NOT BASED on financial need) | Is this money automatically renewable? | College Grants & Scholarships (BASED on financial need) | Net Cost to your family (before loans & work study) | Subsidized | Unsubsidized | Amount you can earn |
Above $60000 | VA | 3.9 | 1190 | 0 | Regular Decision | $27000 | $0 | $0 | $27000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Below $15,000 | VA | 3.77 | 1280 | 26 | Early Action | $27610 | $0 | $5018 | $22592 | $3500 | $2500 | $2030 | |
$15001 to $20000 | MD | 3.3 | 1250 | 0 | Early Action | $44702 | $0 | Yes | $0 | $44702 | $3500 | $2000 | $2030 |
$40001 to $45001 | MD | 4 | 1550 | 30 | Early Action | $38000 | $20000 | Yes | $0 | $18000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Below $15,000 | VA | 3.7 | 1300 | 0 | Early Action | $29000 | $0 | $0 | $29000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
$50001 to $55001 | VA | 3 | 0 | 30 | Regular Decision | $25780 | $0 | $0 | $25780 | $0 | $5500 | $0 | |
Above $60000 | VA | 3.9 | 1190 | 0 | Regular Decision | $27000 | $0 | $0 | $27000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Above $60000 | NC | 4 | 1430 | 32 | Early Action | $39068 | $0 | $0 | $39068 | $0 | $5500 | $0 |
Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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James Madison University | $44,568 | 3% | $7,114 | 71% | |
University Of California Irvine | $49,778 | 3% | $7,771 | 29% | |
State University Of New York At New Paltz | $36,140 | 2% | $7,078 | 41% | |
Harvard University | $73,800 | 1% | $7,000 | 5% |
Colleges in Southeast Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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James Madison University | $44,568 | 3% | $7,114 | 71% | |
Daytona State College | $41,540 | n/a * | n/a * | 0% | |
University Of New Orleans | $30,205 | n/a * | n/a * | 57% | |
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte | $36,059 | 4% | $8,072 | 67% | |
Belmont Abbey College | $32,955 | n/a * | n/a * | 80% | |
Bethune Cookman University | $30,116 | n/a * | n/a * | 0% | |
Florida Atlantic University | $40,999 | 8% | $3,648 | 59% | |
University Of Central Arkansas | $30,713 | n/a * | n/a * | 91% | |
Florida Memorial University | $28,352 | n/a * | n/a * | 33% | |
Bethel University | $32,028 | n/a * | n/a * | 66% | |
Tusculum College | $41,630 | n/a * | n/a * | 66% | |
Florida Southwestern State College | $26,214 | n/a * | n/a * | 0% | |
Louisiana State University Shreveport | $21,589 | n/a * | n/a * | 87% | |
Dillard University | $23,078 | n/a * | n/a * | 61% | |
Warren Wilson College | $52,504 | n/a * | n/a * | 86% | |
Broward College | $12,692 | n/a * | n/a * | 0% | |
Millsaps College | $58,474 | n/a * | n/a * | 59% | |
University Of The Ozarks | $32,630 | n/a * | n/a * | 52% | |
Point University | $29,185 | n/a * | n/a * | 53% | |
Union University | $55,140 | n/a * | n/a * | 57% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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James Madison University | 71 | $102,600 |
Drake University | 68 | $99,900 |
University Of Rhode Island | 69 | $99,700 |
University Of Scranton | 73 | $99,700 |
Mount Carmel College Of Nursing | 78 | $99,700 |
The University Of Texas At Arlington | 80 | $99,500 |
San Francisco State University | 72 | $99,500 |
University Of Michigan Dearborn | 78 | $99,500 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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James Madison University | 71 | $44,568 |
University Of Pittsburgh Johnstown | 65 | $40,255 |
Prairie View A & M University | 74 | $40,358 |
University Of Illinois At Chicago | 76 | $40,454 |
Cairn University Langhorne | 76 | $40,581 |
Geneva College | 63 | $40,590 |
Eastern Connecticut State University | 66 | $40,647 |
Alverno College | 70 | $40,693 |
John Brown University | 77 | $40,774 |
Eastern Washington University | 63 | $40,777 |
Siena Heights University | 69 | $40,854 |
Ramapo College Of New Jersey | 63 | $40,913 |
Franciscan University Of Steubenville | 77 | $40,930 |
University Of Idaho | 77 | $41,056 |
Augusta University | 80 | $41,058 |
Ball State University | 65 | $41,122 |
University Of Houston | 62 | $41,154 |
Keystone College | 71 | $41,194 |
Newberry College | 66 | $41,199 |
The University Of Texas At Arlington | 80 | $41,220 |
Coastal Carolina University | 70 | $41,266 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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James Madison University | 71 | 58% |
Canisius College | 79 | 62% |
St. Joseph's College New York | 70 | 62% |
King's College | 78 | 62% |
Bard College | 65 | 62% |
Whittier College | 76 | 62% |
Bethel University | 71 | 62% |
Ripon College | 69 | 62% |
University Of Evansville | 69 | 62% |
Goshen College | 66 | 62% |
California Lutheran University | 71 | 62% |
University Of Vermont | 68 | 62% |
John Brown University | 77 | 62% |
Desales University | 79 | 62% |
Ohio Wesleyan University | 69 | 62% |
Mount Carmel College Of Nursing | 78 | 62% |
Saint Vincent College | 68 | 62% |
Presbyterian College | 69 | 62% |
Geneva College | 63 | 61% |
Gordon College | 75 | 61% |
Coe College | 67 | 61% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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James Madison University | 3% | $7,114 |
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte | 4% | $8,072 |
University Of Houston Clear Lake | n/a * | $7,835 |
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