COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 232423PUBLIC

HARRISONBURG, VA

James Madison University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$23,322Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate80.3%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$70,627working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,093completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$70,627
Median earnings 5 years after completion$69,066

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$11,444
$30,001–48,000$12,977
$48,001–75,000$16,475
$75,001–110,000$22,343
$110,001+$30,147

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion80.3%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention91.1%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients17.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share29.0%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid44.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,016federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates20,888IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate71.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,093

4,403 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

17 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · 140 working graduates$113,345 earnings · $21,025 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$104,926 earnings · $20,500 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 107 working graduates$98,767 earnings · $22,484 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$89,944 earnings · $21,040 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 215 working graduates$87,056 earnings · $21,347 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 139 working graduates$85,137 earnings · $19,750 debt →Science, Technology and SocietyBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$82,455 earnings · $23,875 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$77,393 earnings · $21,118 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$68,798 earnings · $18,460 debt →Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 379 working graduates$67,033 earnings · $21,500 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 404 working graduates$66,436 earnings · $21,502 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$65,016 earnings · $22,250 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 220 working graduates$63,065 earnings · $21,500 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$62,914 earnings · $23,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 278 working graduates$58,026 earnings · $23,250 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 204 working graduates$56,212 earnings · $23,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$54,093 earnings · $23,001 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.