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JMU Comparisons

Harrisonburg, Virginia

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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

V
Virginia Tech

$4,420 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


V
University of Virginia Main Campus

$9,296 higher in-state tuition
59% lower acceptance rate


G
George Mason University

$2,111 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


W
College of William and Mary

$9,750 higher in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$445 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Commonwealth University

$4,774 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


R
Radford University

$472 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


C
Christopher Newport University

$1,691 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$2,098 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mary Washington

$1,254 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


L
Longwood University

$1,069 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


V
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

$1,644 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

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Liberty University

$13,690 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


R
Roanoke College

$25,826 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Virginia University

$11,174 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


R
Regent University

$10,396 higher in-state tuition
46% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Wesleyan College

$28,326 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


H
Hampden Sydney College

$40,504 higher in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


H
Hollins University

$32,666 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


S
Sweet Briar College

$14,936 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


P
Patrick Henry College

$20,716 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

C
Clemson University

$6,434 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Main Campus

$10,684 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio State University

$3,841 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee

$3,648 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


N
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

$1,149 lower in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


K
University of Kentucky

$3,812 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


S
University of South Carolina Columbia

$4,604 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$3,442 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


D
University of Delaware

$5,686 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


M
Miami University

$6,658 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

$12,076 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

$3,872 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University New Brunswick

$5,216 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


U
University at Buffalo

$614 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

$3,814 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


H
CUNY Hunter College

$754 lower in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


W
Western Carolina University

$6,684 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$32 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


W
Wayne State University

$5,249 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$3,241 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


N
United States Naval Academy

$7,684 lower in-state tuition
67% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$5,668 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


K
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$32 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


R
Rowan University

$3,031 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


N
The College of New Jersey

$6,456 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Maryland Baltimore County

$1,372 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


N
New Jersey Institute of Technology

$7,514 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


C
CUNY City College

$754 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


B
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

$754 lower in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$3,262 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


A
United States Military Academy

$7,684 lower in-state tuition
66% lower acceptance rate


P
SUNY at Purchase College

$614 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Brockport

$614 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


S
Salisbury University

$128 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


T
University of Toledo

$2,301 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Kentucky University

$2,524 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


R
Ramapo College of New Jersey

$7,679 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Asheville

$3,562 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


G
SUNY at Geneseo

$614 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$1,187 lower in-state tuition
46% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Abington

$7,000 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oneonta

$614 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


C
SUNY College at Cortland

$614 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


S
State University of New York at New Paltz

$614 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Stamford

$7,988 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Newark

$5,216 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Harrisburg

$7,704 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


W
William Paterson University of New Jersey

$6,508 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


S
Stockton University

$5,056 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

H
Howard University

$22,900 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


S
Syracuse University

$50,756 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


F
Fordham University

$49,236 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


G
George Washington University

$54,426 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


E
Elon University

$34,050 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


D
Drexel University

$48,911 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


B
Bucknell University

$53,724 higher in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


L
Lehigh University

$51,286 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


A
American University

$45,386 higher in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


S
St John's University New York

$38,546 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


L
Lafayette College

$50,426 higher in-state tuition
44% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Dayton

$38,486 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


C
Culinary Institute of America

$26,166 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


X
Xavier University

$37,086 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


P
Pace University New York

$40,468 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


H
Hofstra University

$44,531 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


S
Seton Hall University

$38,696 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


M
Monmouth University

$34,820 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Scranton

$42,228 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


M
Marist College

$36,216 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


R
Rochester Institute of Technology

$46,036 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


A
Adelphi University

$34,401 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


M
Manhattan College

$36,416 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


D
Duquesne University

$37,692 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


M
Muhlenberg College

$49,586 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


W
Wofford College

$42,076 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


P
Pratt Institute Main

$47,891 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


N
The New School

$45,242 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


I
Ithaca College

$40,442 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


Q
Queens University of Charlotte

$31,346 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


D
Denison University

$52,316 higher in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


L
Loyola University Maryland

$45,746 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


G
Gettysburg College

$54,076 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


M
Mount St Mary's University

$36,646 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


R
Rider University

$28,316 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


F
Furman University

$47,708 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


L
La Salle University

$24,956 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


A
Arcadia University

$38,746 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Joseph's University

$41,726 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


A
Alfred University

$28,760 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


J
John Carroll University

$37,806 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


L
Long Island University C W Post Campus

$29,000 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


W
The College of Wooster

$49,366 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


T
University of the Sciences

$18,116 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


M
Maryland Institute College of Art

$44,186 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


F
Franklin and Marshall College

$57,968 higher in-state tuition
42% lower acceptance rate


S
Sarah Lawrence College

$53,016 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


M
Molloy College

$26,866 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


B
Bryn Mawr College

$50,316 higher in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

A
Arizona State University

$3,294 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


S
San Diego State University

$1,942 lower in-state tuition
39% lower acceptance rate


H
University of Houston

$1,001 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


I
Iowa State University

$994 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


I
University of Illinois at Chicago

$3,286 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


A
SUNY at Albany

$614 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


S
University of South Florida Main Campus

$3,125 lower in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Iowa

$1,027 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


O
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

$2,764 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


U
Utah State University

$626 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


L
Louisiana State University

$354 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


K
University of Kansas

$2,408 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


N
University of Nebraska Lincoln

$86 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Lowell

$7,778 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Missouri Columbia

$2,768 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Boston

$6,858 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate