James Madison University is one of the sixteen public 4-year colleges in Virginia. The campus is located in an urban area, in Harrisonburg.
According to the NCES 2017 report, a total of 21,836 students attend the school. In the 2017 fall enrollment, 4,669 freshman students enrolled, and approximately 4,202 students returned for their sophomore year (which makes its freshman retention rate 90%). Every year 83% of the graduating class students graduate in 150% of the time it takes to complete their studies.
James Madison University’s in-state tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year was $6,250, and fees were $4,580. Out-of-state tuition and fees for the same period were $22,064 and $5,166 respectively.