JMU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of James Madison University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of James Madison University students is 81.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 84.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 77.0%.

81.8%

asian 83.8% 160 students
African American 77.7% 171 students
white 82.3% 2,698 students
unknown 82.9% 116 students
hawaiian 66.7% 4 students
hispanic 80.1% 221 students
International Students 72.7% 72 students
Mixed Race 81.5% 150 students

Drop Out

James Madison University has an overall drop-out rate of 17.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 21.7% and 14.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

17.4%

asian 14.7% 28 students
African American 20.4% 45 students
white 16.9% 553 students
unknown 17.1% 24 students
hawaiian 33.3% 2 students
hispanic 18.8% 52 students
International Students 27.3% 27 students
Mixed Race 17.9% 33 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.9%

asian 1.6% 3 students
African American 1.8% 4 students
white 0.8% 27 students
hispanic 1.1% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$73,457	$72,659	$85,951
Information Science/Studies	$70,020	$72,290	$82,877
Finance and Financial Management Services	$65,544	$67,380	$80,406
Systems Science and Theory	$57,389	$60,623	$75,407
Economics	$53,331	$49,270	$69,797
Engineering, General	$64,114	$57,943	$69,218
International Business	$45,708	$55,964	$68,304
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$65,005	$63,965	$66,791
Accounting and Related Services	$61,239	$56,114	$64,275
Marketing	$49,719	$51,794	$62,891
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,222	$50,606	$62,623
Science, Technology and Society	$42,067	$48,139	$62,372
Mathematics	$52,275	$48,041	$58,404
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$45,417	$44,276	$54,340
Public Administration	$35,948	$40,281	$53,029
Hospitality Administration/Management	$43,827	$44,542	$51,182
Political Science and Government	$35,969	$39,860	$50,630
Communication and Media Studies	$39,604	$39,429	$49,910
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$34,673	$38,289	$48,132
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$30,228	$48,131
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$16,916	$26,739	$48,116
International Relations and National Security Studies	$38,400	$37,671	$46,913
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$36,812	$40,821	$46,781
Geography and Cartography	$40,555	$38,829	$46,403
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$30,000	$31,382	$46,373
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$33,807	$36,368	$44,041
Psychology, General	$28,370	$30,336	$43,181
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$32,885	$30,949	$42,997
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$35,445	$34,526	$41,904
Social Work	$31,086	$30,672	$40,686
Fine and Studio Arts	$33,065	$35,416	$40,271
Music	$32,499	$32,569	$39,435
Sociology	$26,243	$33,281	$39,294
Biology, General	$27,637	$28,816	$38,763
Anthropology	$32,082	$28,816	$37,622
History	$29,439	$33,993	$36,458
English Language and Literature, General	$28,884	$27,536	$36,246
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,508	$21,234	$25,108
Physics	NA	$47,260	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$34,704	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$64,493	NA
Chemistry	$28,747	NA	NA
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	$24,267	$35,600	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$106,893	$116,083	$116,887
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$103,590	$91,744	$105,768
Accounting and Related Services	$64,052	$66,377	$77,982
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$66,565	$68,965	$66,082
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$58,529	$58,057	$66,058
Public Administration	$51,074	$52,941	$60,922
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$55,964	$54,454
Education, Other	$45,966	$50,105	$51,374
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$43,958	$46,217	$51,123
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$41,375	$41,937	$50,089
Special Education and Teaching	$47,042	$48,302	$49,231
Education, General	$48,403	$47,696	$47,973
Music	NA	$28,236	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$96,174	$95,739	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$43,798	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$48,432	NA
Science, Technology and Society	$34,321	NA	NA
History	NA	$27,444	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$65,238	NA

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