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James Madison University
James Madison publishes 69% (Fall 2025). International applicants got in at 88%; in-state at 64%.
Acceptance rate
72%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1170–1340
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
24–29
Avg. HS GPA
Not published
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Acceptance rate
What James Madison's 69% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits James Madison reports itself.
Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test scores at James Madison
- SAT middle 50%
- 1170–1340sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 24–29
- Average HS GPA
- Not published by the school
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 20,888
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $31,604
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.jmu.edu/index.shtml
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