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Acceptance Rate 71.52%
Yield 18.16%
SAT Score 1,250
ACT Score 27
Applicants 38,428

JMU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 71.52% at James Madison University. Total 38,428 students applied and 27,482 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,250 and the average ACT score is 27.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationwww.jmu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate71.52%
Average Test Scores1,250 SAT / 27 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 71.52%. A total of 38,428 students (15,832 men and 22,589 women) have applied to and 27,482 (10,663 men and 16,813 women) students admitted to James Madison University.
Among them, 2,096 male and 2,892 female students have enrolled into JMU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.16%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at JMU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants38,42815,83222,58900
Admitted27,48210,66316,81300
Enrolled4,9902,0962,89200
Acceptance Rate 71.52% 67.35% 74.43% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.16% 19.66% 17.20% - -
[Chart] James Madison University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At JMU, 721 applicants (14% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 133 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,250 at JMU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,340 and 25th percentile score is 1,170.
The average ACT score is 27 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at JMU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of JMU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at JMU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total117012501340
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600640680
Math570610660
ACT Composite242729
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to James Madison University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for JMU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at JMU

The calendar system at James Madison University is Semester. James Madison University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that James Madison University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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