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James Madison University

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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 16.4 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 7%
10-19 Students: 23%
20-29 Students: 32%
30-39 Students: 17%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 10%
100 or More Students: 4%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
91%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 64%
5 Years: 79%
6 Years: 81%

Special Study Options

Accelerated program
Cross-registration
Distance Learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Honors Program
Independent study
Internships
ROTC
  Army
  Navy
  Air Force
Student-designed major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
Weekend College
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Most Popular Degrees

Major Category% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services22%
2.  Social sciences10%
3.  Health professions and related clinical sciences10%
4.  Communication, journalism, and related programs8%
5.  English language and literature/letters6%
6.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies6%
7.  Psychology6%
8.  Visual and performing arts6%
9.  Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities5%
10.  Biological and biomedical sciences4%

Required Courses

Arts/Fine Arts
Computer Literacy
English (Including Composition)
Foreign Languages
History
Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (Biological or Physical)
Social Science

Student Services

Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
for Current Students

College Credit

Dual Credit
Credit for Life Experiences
Advanced Placement

Majors

Major Category/Major
Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes  
Biotechnology Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General YesYes  
Information Science/Studies Yes   

Education
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes  
Education, General  Yes  
Health Teacher Education  Yes  
Mathematics Teacher Education  Yes  
Special Education and Teaching, General  Yes  

English language and literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General YesYes  
Technical and Business Writing YesYes  

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Yes   

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Yes   

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing  Yes  
Athletic Training/Trainer Yes   
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences    Yes
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Yes   
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Yes   
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes   
Physician Assistant  Yes  
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes Yes

Major Category/Major
History
History, General YesYes  

Legal professions and studies
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD) Yes   

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General Yes   

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Science, Technology and Society YesYes  

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Health and Physical Education, General YesYes  

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General Yes   
Geology/Earth Science, General Yes   
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General YesYes Yes
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology    Yes
School Psychology  Yes  

Public administration and social service professions
Public Administration YesYes  
Social Work Yes   

Social sciences
Anthropology Yes   
Economics, General Yes   
Geography Yes   
International Relations and Affairs Yes   
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Social Sciences, General Yes   
Sociology Yes   

Visual and performing arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Yes   
Art/Art Studies, General YesYes  
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Music Performance, General YesYes  

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