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#4 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#47 Best Value Schools
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#3 Regional Universities South
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#1 Most Innovative Schools
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#119 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#2 Top Public Schools
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#26 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools where doctorate not offered
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#112 Business Programs
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#58 First-Year Experiences
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#32 Service Learning
James Madison University is ranked #3 in Regional Universities South. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
90
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
1
Graduation and retention rank
1
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
83%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
91%
Social Mobility Rank
119
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
78%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
85%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
66%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
18
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.1
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
61
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
86.1%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
77%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
34.9%
Classes with 50 or more students
11%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
16:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
19
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
36%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
62
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
41
Average alumni giving rate
7.1%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
