Studying History at JMU

For the 15th consecutive year, James Madison University ranked as the top public, master's-level university in the South in the highly regarded annual poll on academic quality conducted by U.S. News & World Report for its guidebook, 2009 America's Best Colleges. JMU also had the highest graduation rate - 80 percent - among both public and privates colleges in the South.

With 53 of its alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers in developing countries, JMU ranked 14th in the nation among large colleges and universities for graduates currently serving as volunteers with the U.S. service program in a 2008 ranking.

The U.S. News' 2009 America's Best Colleges guidebook recognized JMU's "First-Year Experiences" in its "Programs to Look For" section. Madison's strong freshman orientation and first-year-in-college academic guidance programs were spotlighted as superior along with programs at 24 other public colleges in the nation.

The Princeton Review's 2007 guide, America's Best Value Colleges, also selected JMU as one of the nation's best values for a college education. The guidebook, published in spring 2006, profiles 150 undergraduate institutions that offer excellent academics, generous financial-aid packages and relatively low costs.

JMU placed at No. 22 nationally in The Kiplinger 100, a listing of best values in public colleges - schools selected for "their combination of outstanding economic value with top-notch education" - published in the February 2008 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

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