Recent highlights and facts about James Madison University.
News JMU leads in workforce preparation 2024
J MU continues to be one of the best schools in Virginia at prepar- ing its students for the workforce. Guided by National Association of Colleges and Employers standards, the University
or not seeking. The most popular areas for work included Virginia, Wash- ington, D.C., and New York. Of those graduates working in Virginia, 44.5% were working in Northern Virginia, 24.4% were in Central Vir- ginia, and 16.8% were working in the Shenandoah Valley.
Career Center compiles data on the post- graduation pursuits of JMU alumni. For the Class of 2022, the UCC collected data on 75.6% of bache- lor’s-degree recipients and 62.8% of advanced-degree recipients. Of the bachelor’s-degree recipi- ents surveyed, 96.1% achieved a career outcome. 74.6% of these graduates went to work, while 21.5% continued their educa- tion. For those without a career outcome, 3.5% were still seeking employment or education, and the remaining 0.4% were not engaged
Among advanced-degree recipi- ents, 97.2% achieved a career outcome. Of these, 93.3% were working and 3.9% were pursu- ing additional education. Of the 2.8% without a career outcome, they were all still seeking. Vir- ginia and Washington, D.C., were the most popular areas for advanced-degree recipients to work. Of those working in Vir- ginia, 39.7% worked in Northern Virginia, 34.1% worked in the Shenandoah Valley, and 15.6% worked in Central Virginia. J
A Merkle company representative (left) receives a resume from marketing major Allyson Ariganello (center) at the Digital Marketing Career and Intern- ship Expo held in the Oculus of the College of Business Learning Center. A
Top producer of nurses in Virginia
t a time when the average shortfall of nurses in the commonwealth exceeds 2,000 per year, JMU continues to lead by conferring the most under-
graduate nursing degrees annually of any four- year public university in Virginia. JMU has long prioritized feeding the pipeline of a public health workforce — just
as it has every sector in the commonwealth — and our Nursing program is seeking to further expand its capacity. With its proposed
Fast Flex BSN program, which accelerates the time to completion of a bach- elor’s degree by a year, JMU Nursing seeks to deliver even more
nurses to the workforce faster. The program also seeks to expand its doctoral program to deliver
more Advanced Practice Nurses to help fill the gap created by fewer physicians in the commonwealth. J
Nursing students review patient charts with their instructor.
WORKFORCE COURTESY OF COLLEGE OF BUSINESS; NURSING BY GRACE ZACHARIAS (‘22)
Top-value JMU moves up in ‘Best Colleges’ national rankings In only its second year of being ranked as a national university, JMU jumped eight spots to No. 64 among public institutions on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges list. In 2022, JMU earned a Carnegie Commission classification of R2 Doctoral Uni- versity with “high research activity,” vaulting the institution to the national university category. JMU’s U.S. News ranking pro- file places it in the top tier of academic institutions in the coun- try. Schools ranked near JMU include state flagships such as the University of Oklahoma, the University of South Carolina, the University of Utah and others with annual budgets in the billions. Meanwhile, JMU operates annually at just $723 million, delivering incredible value to Virginia taxpayers. J
Enormous boost for early childhood education in Virginia
J MU has received a $3.6 million grant to increase access to early childhood education in several cities and counties across Virginia. The grant will provide 314 preschool slots for 3- and 4-year-olds currently facing barriers to formal school entry, at no cost to their families.
JMU students in the Inclusive Early Childhood Education pro- gram interact with local chil- dren in a class room. (Inset): A child writes her answers for an assignment.
“This is a historic time for our community to create equitable access to high-quality early childhood education for all children and families across the commonwealth,” said Maryam Sharifian, who will oversee the project as director of Early Childhood Initiatives at JMU. The one-year grant from the Virginia Early Child- hood Foundation builds on existing efforts to increase access to high-quality preschool through public-private partnerships. JMU Early Childhood Initiatives includes several projects and grants to address lack of access, qual-
ity enhancements, teacher training, leadership and family engage- ment. The grant is the next step in increasing the capacity of communities to provide high-quality early education to at- risk children, with a focus on increased access for children and families of color and those living in child care deserts. JMU has been working closely with a network of com- munity liaisons to connect child care providers with eligible families. Community partners, including local public school systems, United Way of Staunton-Augusta- Waynesboro, Transport Services, the Child Learning Center, and Virginia Quality and Harrisonburg Smart Beginnings, are work ing together to ensure the grant reaches those with the greatest need.
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEVE ADERTON (’19) AND MIKE MIRIELLO (’09M); OPPOSITE: COURTESY OFJMU ATHLETICS, JULIA WEAVER (’21) AND OLIVE SANTOS (’20)
NATIONAL RECOGNITIONS
From popularity and return on experience to exceptional value and national rankings, the mes- sage is the same all across the board — James Madison Univer- sity delivers. With large-school opportunities and a small-school feel, JMU is making noise and turning heads.
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96% 96% of JMU Class of 2022 graduates were employed, enrolled in graduation school or seeking career-related endeavors within six months of graduation.
graduation success rate
#22 #22 among colleges with the best student life, according to Niche 2022.
A 68% increase in undergraduate applications across the past two years, topping out at 37,055 applicants.
80 80 hours, the time spent each semester by First-Year and Transfer Student Research Project undergraduates under the tuteledge of faculty mentors.
4.5 out of 5 stars for 2023 Best Colleges in America from Money.com
3.184 athletics department GPA
100 Among Time.com’s 100 Best Colleges for Future Leaders 2024
.655 winning percentage across all sports
80% of JMU undergraduates do research, an internship, a practicum or student-teach by graduation.
6,352 athletics department hours of community service which was 25th of 100-plus Division I Helper schools and fifth in the Sun Belt.
FOUNDED IN 1908, James Madison Univer- sity is a public university located in the beau- tiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. JMU’s student population consists of approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate stu- dents, with more than 1,000 full-time instruc- tional faculty. The university’s home city of Harrisonburg, with a population of just over 53,000, is one of the most diverse communi- ties in Virginia. JMU offers 140 programs of study in the liberal arts, science and technol- ogy, and professional disciplines at the under- graduate, master’s and doctoral levels. JMU is a Top 75 public university nationally, accord- ing to U.S. News and World Report, and is clas- sified by Carnegie as an R2 doctoral university with high research activity. As the institution named for James Madison, the father of the Constitution and fourth U.S. president, JMU is a leader in civic engagement. The university is also committed to expanding diversity, fos- tering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. MISSION: We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives. SCHOOL COLORS: Purple and gold
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APPLICANT DETAILS (Fall 2023) Freshman Applicants Transfer Applicants (All 2023) Transfer Enrolled (All 2023) TOTAL APPLICANTS ENROLLMENT (Fall 2022) Undergraduate Freshmen Enrolled
FACULTY AND STAFF (Fall 2022) Full-Time Instructional Faculty Part-Time Instructional Faculty
37,011 4,700 2,236 1,025
1,048
441
Full-Time Classified Staff Full-Time Administrative and Professional Faculty
1,335
39,247
642 CAMPUS/BUILDINGS (716 acres/leases are not included) Academic 39 Administrative 22 Athletic/Recreational 23 Residence Halls 32
20,346
Graduate In-State
1,878
79% 21% 58% 42%
Out-of-State
Female
Male
22,224
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
TUITION AND FEES (2023–24) Undergraduate (per year): In-State Tuition and Fees Out-of-State Tuition and Fees
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OFFERED Bachelor’s
76 53
$13,576 $30,790 $12,264
Master’s
Educational Specialist
2 8
Doctoral
Room and Board
NICKNAME: Dukes MASCOT: Duke Dog
139
TOTAL
Graduate (per credit hour): In-State Tuition
DEGREES CONFERRED (2022–23) Undergraduate
$545
ATHLETIC AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I, Sun Belt Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference 800 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 540-568–6211 ■ www.jmu.edu A Constitution for your pocket J ust after Constitution Day in September 2022, JMU began distributing purple pocket-sized U.S. Constitutions emblazoned with the university’s logo to students in political science, history and justice studies courses in the General Education program. The idea of giving students hardbound keep- sake editions of the Constitution came from the late Lynn Z. Lang (’64) and Jeffrey M. Lang, who approached President Jonathan R. Alger about furthering civic engagement on cam- pus. “Might we find a way to get them to give the Constitution a home on their book-
4,467
Out-of-State Tuition
$1,272
Graduate
881
5,348
TOTAL
BUDGET (2023–24) TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET
$723,759,272
17:1
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO (Fall 2021)
shelves?” they asked. Alger agreed, and the Langs committed a generous gift to fund the project. Distributed by the James Madi- son Center for Civic Engagement, the purple Constitutions will continue to be given to JMU students in the hopes of
“further devel- oping a cul-
The James Madi- son Center for Civic Engagement distributed purple pocket-sized Con- stitutions to stud ents in their General Education classes.
ture of civic engagement among students without imparting a particular par- tisan political viewpoint,” according to the Langs.
“We hope to aid in developing a culture of civic engagement among JMU students without imparting a particular partisan political viewpoint.” —LYNN Z. (‘64) AND JEFFREY M. LANG, donors
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CALEB SCHLABACH AND OLIVE SANTOS (’20)
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