James Madison University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  2	Class Rank
  4	School's Recommendation
  3	Standardized Test Scores
  5	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  E	Character and Personality
  E	Extracurricular participation
  E	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	63%
  Second fifth	24%
  Third fifth	11%
  Fourth fifth	2%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system.
• 99% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 1% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 87%, SAT math scores over 500 89%, SAT verbal scores over 600 33%, SAT math scores over 600 39%, SAT verbal scores over 700 3%, SAT math scores over 700 3%