Averett vs JMU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Averett is a private (not-for-profit) and JMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Averett has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,550) than JMU ($30,790).
It is harder to admit to Averett than JMU.
JMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,070) than Averett (1,070).
JMU has higher submitted ACT score (18) than Averett (18).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while Averett has 1,363 students.
Averett has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while JMU's ratio is 17 to 1.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while Averett has 55 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Averett University and James Madison University.

Averett	vs.	JMU
Danville, Virginia	Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$38,550	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	35%
$22,440	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,388

48.01 %	Acceptance Rates	76.00 %
17.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.00 %
1,070	SAT Score	1,240
18	ACT Score	27
45 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
32 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
63 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,363	Student Population	22,224
55	Number of Faculties	1,060
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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