Harrisonburg, VA
James Madison University
https://www.jmu.edu/Repayment outcome
96.1%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$36,500–$76,100
middle 50% · median $53,400
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$17,924
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$18,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$21,980
Default rate
2.5%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$72,659
- Interdisciplinary$60,623
- Engineering$57,943
- Business$50,606
- Math & Statistics$48,041
- Education$47,696
- Foreign Languages$40,821
- Public Admin$40,281
- Communication and Media Studies.$39,429
- Parks & Fitness$36,368
- Philosophy$35,600
- Legal Studies$34,526
- History$33,993
- Liberal Arts$30,949
- Psychology$30,336
- Family Sciences$30,228
- Biology$28,816
- Social Sciences$28,816
- Physical Sciences$28,747
- English & Literature$27,536
- Health Professions$26,739
- Visual & Performing Arts$21,234
Academics
Acceptance
63.6%
Avg SAT
1,149
Enrollment
18,127
What students study
19 fields offered
Health Professions
15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business13.5%
- 03Communications8.5%
- 04Social Sciences8.1%
- 05Liberal Arts7.1%
- 06Parks & Fitness6.4%
- 07Psychology5.9%
- 08Visual & Performing Arts5.7%
- 09English & Literature4.7%
- 10Biology4.7%
- 11Computer Science3.9%
- 12Interdisciplinary2.9%
- 13History2.6%
- 14Public Admin2.4%
- 15Legal Studies2.4%
- 16Physical Sciences1.7%
- 17Engineering1.3%
- 18Math & Statistics1.1%
- 19Foreign Languages1.1%