Headcounts and Directory Information
James Madison University (JMU) is a public, four-years institute located in Harrisonburg, VA. It has a total enrollment of 22,740 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 1,407 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at JMU. The average faculty salary is $98,024 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 4,020 employees work at JMU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $64,510. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 800 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA |
| Phone Number | 540-568-6211 |
| Web | www.jmu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,048 Full-time / 359 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 3,195 Full-time / 825 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $98,024 |
| Staff Average Salary | $64,510 |
| Student Population | 22,740 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At James Madison University, there are 4,020 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 3,195 full-time and 825 part-time staffs work at JMU. By gender there are 1,708 male and 2,312 female employees.
Among them, 1,407 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 1,048 full-time and 359 part-time faculty. By gender there are 650 male and 757 female faculty teaching at JMU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 4,020 | 1,708 | 2,312 | 3,195 | 1,375 | 1,820 | 825 | 333 | 492 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,407 | 650 | 757 | 1,048 | 502 | 546 | 359 | 148 | 211 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 177 | 41 | 136 | 112 | 25 | 87 | 65 | 16 | 49 |
| Management | 429 | 157 | 272 | 385 | 140 | 245 | 44 | 17 | 27 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 162 | 56 | 106 | 145 | 51 | 94 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 303 | 185 | 118 | 267 | 168 | 99 | 36 | 17 | 19 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 377 | 179 | 198 | 244 | 115 | 129 | 133 | 64 | 69 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 61 | 9 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| Service | 414 | 162 | 252 | 370 | 131 | 239 | 44 | 31 | 13 |
| Sales and related | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 487 | 76 | 411 | 390 | 56 | 334 | 97 | 20 | 77 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 139 | 134 | 5 | 139 | 134 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 61 | 58 | 3 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 |