JMU vs Bridgewater 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.

JMU is a public and Bridgewater is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Bridgewater has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,350) than JMU ($30,790).
It is harder to admit to JMU than Bridgewater.
JMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,240) than Bridgewater (1,210).
Bridgewater has higher submitted ACT score (27) than JMU (27).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while Bridgewater has 1,421 students.
Bridgewater has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while JMU's ratio is 17 to 1.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while Bridgewater has 113 full-time faculties.

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

JMU	vs.	Bridgewater
Harrisonburg, Virginia	Location	Bridgewater, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,350
35%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,388	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,602

76.00 %	Acceptance Rates	90.99 %
18.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,240	SAT Score	1,210
27	ACT Score	29
81 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	75 %
22,224	Student Population	1,421
1,060	Number of Faculties	113
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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