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James Madison University

College of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1156
  • Annual Tuition
    $8,808
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    3,103
  • University Selectivity
    63%
  • University Yield
    30%
  • Job Offers
    76%
  • Average Salary
    $55,648
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1972
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
800 South Main Street
MSC 0207
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, United States
Website

College of Business

The College of Business at James Madison University is committed to preparing students to be active and engaged citizens who are exceptionally well qualified leaders in a globally competitive marketplace. All undergraduate and graduate programs are fully accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Instruction emulates the business environment by integrating functional areas such as Accounting, Marketing, Finance and Operations. We embrace entrepreneurship and innovation and our faculty use research and expertise in their fields to enhance classroom learning.

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The smaller size of each class makes connecting with the professors very easy (I believe JMU has an average of 20-something students to each professor). As well as the constant group work, I feel that I will fit seamlessly into my first career job. The curriculum is possibly the most unique at JMU. No matter what your major is, each student is required to complete prerequisite course that have concentrations in each of our majors offered. Then when you are officially accepted into the CoB, each student takes the course COB 300: Integrated Functional Systems in which students research, fashion, and present an innovative business plan while working in a structured team.

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About James Madison University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
63% James Madison University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. High school GPA
  3. SAT/ACT scores
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
22648% 22,648
63% 63
30% 30
63% School Selectivity
30% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jan 15
Fall 2013
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Transfer students: 1. must have completed at least 24 hours of college credit; 2. must be in good standing at their present institutions; 3. should have at least a “B” cumulative grade point average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) in order to be competitive.

Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
842% 842
77% 77
100% 100
77% Program Selectivity
100% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.7
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions No
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 0
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 13%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 11%
  • Manufacturing 2%
  • Non-profit 1%
Deloitte 22
Top Employer
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers 9
  • KPMG 8
  • CGI 6
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
76% College of Business 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
66% 66
59% 59.267238095238085
66% Receive Offers
66% 66
56% 55.65923664122137
66% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
10% 10
16% 16.189999999999998
10% Receive Offers
10% 10
17% 17.25698275862069
10% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
16% 16
10% 10.193835616438358
16% Receive Offers
16% 16
13% 12.771399999999998
16% Accept Offers
70% Graduates seeking full-time employment
30% Graduates not seeking employment
71% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
23% 23
Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
47% 47
Data not provided
General Management
1% 1
Data not provided
Human Resources
1% 1
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
11% 11
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
13% 13
Data not provided
Operations/Production
1% 1
Data not provided
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
3% 3
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
31% 31
Data not provided
Consumer Products/Retail
19% 19
Data not provided
Consulting
11% 11
Data not provided
Financial Services
13% 13
Data not provided
Government/Education
6% 6
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
2% 2
Data not provided
Manufacturing
2% 2
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
1% 1
Data not provided
Non-Profit
1% 1
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
Data not provided
Real Estate
0% 0
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
5% 5
Data not provided
Technology/Science
3% 3
Data not provided
Transportation
3% 3
Data not provided
Utilities
2% 2
Data not provided
Other
1% 1
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
7% 7
Data not provided
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
87% 87
Data not provided
U.S. South
3% 3
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. West
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 9
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 86
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 90
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 633
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career Panels, Career Fairs (Fall and Spring), Internship Fair, Mock Interview Program, Resume Review Programs (including opportunity for employers to review resumes – Fall and Spring), Career Programs (interviewing, etiquette, financial planning after college, networking, job search strategies), Individual and Group Counseling Appointments, On-line Recruiting Management System and Networking Module

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$18,831
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $8,808
  • Fees $235
  • Expenses $9,788
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$32,819
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $22,796
  • Fees $235
  • Expenses $9,788
11% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 1% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 63%
  • Merit 37%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.jmu.edu/finaid
Scholarships
$1,395,717
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$1,561,791
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • College of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
32% 29
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
36% 21
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
0 College of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Quantitative Finance
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Business Program Classes
19% Less than 20 Students 10% More than 50 Students
71% 21 to 50 students
21 Average number of students in non-business required electives
75 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • FIN 455 - Advanced International Financial Management
  • CIS 304 - Enterprise Architecture
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2009
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA/ Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing 120
  • BS/ Economics, Quantitative Finance 120
  • BA/ Economics 120
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
139% 139
60% 60
Prominent Faculty
  • J. Barkley Rosser, Jr

    Economics

  • Daniel G. Gallagher

    Management

  • Timothy J. Louwers

    Accounting
  • Are work study or co-ops available? No
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    Semester abroad programs are available in Antwerp, Beijing (summer), Florence, London, and Salamanca. There are numerous short-term programs available in countries located in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and South America. There are several exchange programs with leading universities in Australia, England, Japan, Korea, and Spain, among others. Approximately 11% of business majors study abroad.

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    JMU offers opportunities for volunteer work and community service through its Community Service Learning (CS-L) partnership. CS-L joins students, faculty, staff and surrounding communities by identifying and coordinating partnerships with more than 75 community services. CS-L is an active member of community networks such as Health Community, Hispanic Services Council, Rockingham County Partners for Student Success, and Valley Volunteer Forum.

Students

25% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 53% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1220 75th Percentile Score on SAT 27 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
79% 79
Not Reported
6% 6
Asian American
5% 5
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
1%
1%
14%
1%
1%
82%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
92% 92
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
8% 8
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
Canada
0% 0
20 Average age of full-time students
91% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
65% 65
81% 81

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 25,469
Alumni Donations
$794 Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Michael Thomas

    Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Amy McPhersen

    President & Managing Director, Europe; Marriott International

  • Enrico Gaglioti

    Partner, Goldman Sachs and Company