W&L vs JMU Academic Comparison

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

W&L is a private (not-for-profit) and JMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
W&L has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,525) than JMU ($30,790).
It is harder to admit to W&L than JMU.
W&L has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than JMU (1,240).
W&L has higher submitted ACT score (34) than JMU (27).
JMU has more students with 22,224 students while W&L has 2,243 students.
W&L has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while JMU's ratio is 17 to 1.
JMU has more full-time faculties with 1,060 faculties while W&L has 251 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Washington and Lee University and James Madison University.

W&L	vs.	JMU
Lexington, Virginia	Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$64,525	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,576 Out-Of-State$30,790
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	35%
$50,487	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,388

16.99 %	Acceptance Rates	76.00 %
42.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.00 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,240
34	ACT Score	27
94 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	89 %
2,243	Student Population	22,224
251	Number of Faculties	1,060
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
ROTC, 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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