JMU vs Sweet Briar College

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 Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
JMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,790) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than JMU.
JMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,240) than Sweet Briar College (1,230).
JMU has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Sweet Briar College (25).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while JMU's ratio is 17 to 1.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

JMU	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Harrisonburg, Virginia	Location	Sweet Briar, 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	$25,110
35%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$9,388	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

76.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
18.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,240	SAT Score	1,230
27	ACT Score	25
81 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
89 %	Retention Rate	62 %
22,224	Student Population	460
1,060	Number of Faculties	36
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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