unitid 232423 · Harrisonburg, VA · public 4-year · city (small)
James Madison University
- enrollment 2023
- 24,300
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
72%
29th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
20,888
88th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
17%
undergrads on Pell grants
10th pctl among public 4-years
completion
80%
finish within 150% time
94th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$31,735
92nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,322
after aid, aided students
96th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$69,954
after entry, Title IV students
90th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$20,093
55th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,444 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k12%
- 30-48k11%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k17%
- 110k+45%
- Median family income
- $92,165
- First-generation students
- 21%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,250
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 415 | $67,436 | $21,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 413 | $66,067 | $21,502 |
| Psychology, General. | 330 | $57,124 | $23,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 286 | $79,692 | $21,347 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 272 | $65,422 | $21,500 |
| Education, General. | 240 | $54,694 | — |
| Biology, General. | 179 | $60,841 | $23,000 |
| Marketing. | 170 | $85,936 | $21,040 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 149 | $111,126 | $21,025 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 146 | $53,680 | $23,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 138 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 136 | $109,603 | $21,470 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.