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James Madison University

Address:
800 S. Main Street

Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Website: http://www.jmu.edu
Email: [email protected]

General Information

Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1908
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 15,618
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $23,729,709

Admissions

Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: More selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $6,290 in-state, 16,236 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,756

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, other

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 53%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 80%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Freddie Mac, CGI-AMS, Accenture, Ernst & Young, Pulte Homes, BearingPoint, Booz Allen Hamilton, Nortel Government Solutions, Northrup Grumman, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudon, and Prince William County Public Schools

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 641,039
Number of current serial subscriptions: 8,804
Number of microforms: 1,372,969
Number of audiovisuals: 35,192
Number of ebooks: 5,392
Other library facilities: CISAT Library and Music Library; Special Collections: JMU Historical Collection, Shenandoah Valley local history collections, Rare Books and Periodicals collection.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Planetarium (closed for renovation), arboretum, Madison Art Collection

Technology

Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,583
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,000

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 38%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 9%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 11%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 72%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 38%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, sorority housing, apartment for single students, other housing options

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 33

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: 97%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 647 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Washington, DC (123), Weyers Cave (15)
Nearest train station: Staunton (25)
Nearest bus station: Charlottesville (50)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 55%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 19%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,680
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (U. of Virginia)

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: James Madison Week, Homecoming, Family Weekend, Madison Symposium, Masterpiece Season, Constitution Day, International Week, Martin Luther King Day, Commencement (December and May)

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