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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