VMI vs JMU Academic Comparison

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than JMU ($30,790).
It is harder to admit to JMU than VMI.
JMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than VMI (1,170).
JMU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than VMI (25).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while JMU's ratio is 17 to 1.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while VMI has 142 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Military Institute and James Madison University.

VMI	vs.	JMU
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	35%
$17,109	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,388

81.98 %	Acceptance Rates	76.00 %
48.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.00 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,240
25	ACT Score	27
76 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,512	Student Population	22,224
142	Number of Faculties	1,060
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	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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VMI vs JMU

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