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| Metric | James Madison | U. Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 72% | 71%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 67% / 74% | 76% / 77% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | Not published |
| Applicants | 38,428 | 61,994Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 27,482 | 44,124Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 4,990 | 8,032 |
| Yield | 18% | 18% |
| SAT middle 50% | 1170–1340 | 1100–1360Fall 2025 |
| ACT middle 50% | 24–29 | 22–31Fall 2025 |
| Sent an SAT | 19% | 19% |
| Sent an ACT | 3% | 53% |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | 21%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | 31%Fall 2025 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2023 | Required |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Not consideredFall 2023 | Considered |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | ConsideredFall 2023 | Not considered |
| Admission: Essay | ConsideredFall 2023 | Considered |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2023 | Not considered |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2023 | Considered |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | 3.85Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 17% (of the 44% with a rank)Fall 2023 | 23% (of the 38% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | Not offered2023–24 | – |
| Early action | Offered2023–24 | – |
| Wait list | 141 admitted of 1,850 who acceptedFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | – | – |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Interview | Not consideredFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ConsideredFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ConsideredFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ConsideredFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: First generation | ImportantFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: State residency | ImportantFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2023 | – |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | ConsideredFall 2023 | – |
| Test policy | Test-blindFall 2025 applicants | Test-optional |
| Application fee | $70 | $40 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by January 15 · reply by May 1 · $400 housing depositFall 2024 cycle | $175 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to One Academic yearFall 2024 cycle | – |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 77%Fall 2023 | 51%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Small | City: Midsize |
| Carnegie class | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large |
| Research activity | R2: high research | R1: very high research |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I FBS | Division I FBS |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 20,888 | 33,227 |
| Beds in college housing | 6,481 | 9,294 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 30%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 44%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | Offered2023–24 | – |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 17% | 18% |
| First-gen | 21% | 23% |
| Men / women | 44% / 56% | 44% / 56% |
| Part-time students | 5% | 7% |
| Students 25 and older | 3% | 6% |
| First-years from in state | 69% | 40% |
| First-years from other states | 30% | 59% |
| First-years from abroad | 0% | 1% |
| New transfer students this fall | 777 | 1,212 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 13% | 13% |
| Diversity index | 0.46 | 0.47 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 17 to 1 | 19 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 36%Fall 2023 | 40%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 81% | 79% |
| Average faculty salary | $98,024 | $103,324 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 4,871 | 6,882 |
| Most popular majors | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 9% · Psychology, General 6% · Speech Communication and Rhetoric 6% | Finance, General 8% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 8% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 6% |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,620 (public, GASB accounting) | $9,728 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $7,144 (public, GASB accounting) | $42,908 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 48% | 32% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $32,777 | $32,385 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 11% | 30% |
| Net price, students with grants | $18,856 | $22,559 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $31,974 | $33,382 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $49,188 | $54,682 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | Yes |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $13,576 | $11,900 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $30,790 | $33,200 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 28% | 61% |
| First-years with grants | 33% | 80% |
| Average grant | $12,114 | $17,503 |
| Aid from the college | 27% | 76% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | – |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2024 entrants | – |
| Aid priority date or deadline | March 1 (priority)Fall 2024 entrants | – |
| Need met, first-years | 35%2023–24 | 63%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | $12,0822023–24 | $19,8572025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | 71%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Aid for international students | 85 students, average $20.8K2023–24 | 213 students, average $33.9K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $69,954 | $59,221 |
| Graduation rate | 82% | 71% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 71% | 63% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 81% | 77% |
| Pell graduation gap | 10 pts lower | 14 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 81% | 76% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 82% | 83% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 74% | 63% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 69% | 60% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 75% | 69% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 78% | 52% |
| Retention rate | 92% | 89% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 68% | 55% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 81% | 72% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 14% | 21% |
| Median debt | $20,093 | $22,750 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 29% | 32% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $17,500 | $19,500 |
| Website | jmu.edu | ua.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;James Madison University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;James Madison University Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24;James Madison University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;James Madison University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2024 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;James Madison University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2024 entrants;Common Data Set, most recent release;The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);The University of Alabama (2026–27), 2026–27About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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