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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

Compare with Virginia Public Colleges for James Madison University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$1,698 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$7,553 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$30 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$11,664 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$1,500 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$2,695 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Radford University Radford, VA	$1,702 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$2,578 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$6,796 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$390 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Longwood University Farmville, VA	$1,494 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges for James Madison University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Roanoke College Salem, VA	$23,818 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$1,840 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA	$23,250 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hollins University Roanoke, VA	$29,310 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA	$11,910 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$14,175 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for James Madison University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$1,304 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$6,394 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$1,006 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$438 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$5,451 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$748 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Carolina Columbia Columbia, SC	$1,562 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$6,671 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$2,560 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$3,911 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$3,683 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$7,676 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$7,011 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$3,679 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$3,314 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$274 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$6,868 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	$9,620 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$3,475 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$940 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$6,973 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$14,250 lower in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$92 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$2,936 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$6,712 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$2,324 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$5,382 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$994 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$5,724 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$6,910 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$6,786 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$6,589 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$14,250 lower in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$5,297 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$5,498 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$3,166 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$1,506 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$2,527 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$6,749 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$5,251 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$4,773 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$6,798 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$1,018 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$5,419 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$5,678 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Stamford Stamford, CT	$3,900 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Newark Newark, NJ	$3,000 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$1,722 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$1,454 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for James Madison University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$53,526 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$21,560 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$51,278 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$50,665 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$53,460 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Elon University Elon, NC	$32,708 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$48,162 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$53,562 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$50,730 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$44,521 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$53,392 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$38,770 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$51,148 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$34,890 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$36,390 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$39,040 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$43,410 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$38,920 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$53,116 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$32,302 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$39,733 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$33,500 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$45,024 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$33,010 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$34,860 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$39,150 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$34,736 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$48,555 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	$41,755 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$47,595 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$44,444 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$39,290 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$31,596 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Catawba College Salisbury, NC	$20,050 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$52,750 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$57,270 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$49,212 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$42,900 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$52,390 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	$34,380 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$26,870 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$45,520 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	$23,550 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Arcadia University Glenside, PA	$35,360 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$39,010 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Alfred University Alfred, NY	$27,250 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$36,250 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Anderson University Anderson, SC	$20,720 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$28,182 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for James Madison University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	$2,027 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$2,208 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$7,882 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Houston Houston, TX	$4,533 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$1,887 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$3,463 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$88 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$3,384 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$7,840 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$2,967 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK	$4,453 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$4,048 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$1,755 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA	$2,296 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$3,816 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$2,716 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO	$587 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026