Sweet Briar College vs JMU

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

Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) and JMU is a public 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 (1,230) than Sweet Briar College (1,230).
JMU has higher submitted ACT score (25) 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 - Sweet Briar College and James Madison University.

Sweet Briar College	vs.	JMU
Sweet Briar, Virginia	Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$25,110	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	35%
$13,706	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,388

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	76.00 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.00 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,240
25	ACT Score	27
61 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
62 %	Retention Rate	89 %
460	Student Population	22,224
36	Number of Faculties	1,060
8 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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