JMU vs Patrick Henry College

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JMU is a public and Patrick Henry College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
JMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,790) than Patrick Henry College ($28,425).
It is harder to admit to JMU than Patrick Henry College.
Patrick Henry College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,240) than JMU (1,240).
Patrick Henry College has higher submitted ACT score (27) than JMU (27).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while Patrick Henry College has 409 students.
Patrick Henry College has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while JMU's ratio is 17 to 1.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while Patrick Henry College has 18 full-time faculties.

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

JMU	vs.	Patrick Henry College
Harrisonburg, Virginia	Location	Purcellville, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor'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	$28,425
35%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,388	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,891

76.00 %	Acceptance Rates	81.98 %
18.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	53.85 %
1,240	SAT Score	1,330
27	ACT Score	30
81 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
89 %	Retention Rate	88 %
22,224	Student Population	409
1,060	Number of Faculties	18
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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