JMU vs UNCW Academic Comparison

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
JMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,790) than UNCW ($22,985).
It is harder to admit to UNCW than JMU.
UNCW has a higher submitted SAT score (1,240) than JMU (1,240).
JMU has higher submitted ACT score (27) than UNCW (26).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while UNCW has 17,843 students.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while UNCW has 725 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - James Madison University and University of North Carolina Wilmington.

JMU	vs.	UNCW
Harrisonburg, Virginia	Location	Wilmington, North Carolina
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,317 Out-Of-State$22,985
35%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$9,388	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,644

76.00 %	Acceptance Rates	74.00 %
18.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.00 %
1,240	SAT Score	1,290
27	ACT Score	26
81 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
89 %	Retention Rate	83 %
22,224	Student Population	17,843
1,060	Number of Faculties	725
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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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