2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at JMU is $13,576 for Virginia residents and $30,790 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 2.12% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at JMU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at James Madison University Cost of Attendance page.
James Madison University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-StateVirginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$12,206$29,106$11,976$29,544
2021$12,330$29,230$11,976$29,544
2022$12,638$29,564$12,514$29,746
2023$13,092$30,152$12,696$29,496
2024$13,576$30,790$13,080$30,528

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at James Madison University is $263 for Virginia residents and $837 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 1.58% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $545 for Virginia residents and $1,272 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 1.68% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at James Madison University.
James Madison University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-StateVirginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$241$788$438$1,162
2021$241$804$452$1,184
2022$248$812$466$1,184
2023$256$824$529$1,251
2024$263$837$545$1,272

Offered Online Programs

James Madison University offers 99 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 3 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at James Madison University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's052
Master's129
Doctorate (Research)08
Post-BS Certificate29
Post-MS Certificate01
Total399

Online Student Population

There are 22,224 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at JMU. Of that, 1,036 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 5,689 students have joined to some online courses and 15,499 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at James Madison University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total22,22420,3461,878
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,036467569
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,6895,501188
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,49914,3781,121
Online Student Population by Student Location at James Madison University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,036467569
Virginia Residents875442433
Other State in U.S.14720127
Outside of U.S.817
Unknown642

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