JMU Facts and Figures 1994-95

HISTORY	1908	Established by the Virginia General Assembly as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg.
	1914	Name changed to The State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg.
	1924	Name changed to the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg.
	1938	Name changed to Madison College in honor of the fourth President of the United States.
	1966	By action of the Virginia General Assembly, became a coeducational institution.
	1977	Name changed to James Madison University.

CAMPUS SIZE	472 acres, including 31 acres at the University Farm.
ACADEMIC DIVISIONS	College of Letters and Sciences
	College of Business
	College of Education and Psychology
	College of Communication and The Arts
	College of Integrated Science and Technology
	Graduate School
	Continuing Education and External Programs

BUILDINGS	Educational & General (Academic/Administrative)	47
	Auxiliary (Campus Center, Recreation, Dining, Cultural, etc.)	9
	Student Housing	30
	Total	86
BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION	Primary Electric Upgrade	$9.0 million
	Recreation Building	$18.1 million

CONVOCATION CENTER	A 7,600 seat, $10.8 million sports and entertainment arena designed for basketball, concerts, and other sports and entertainment events.

ATHLETIC PROGRAMS	More than 500 student athletes compete in 13 men's and 14 women's sports, including football, basketball, baseball, golf, soccer, tennis, track/cross-country, volleyball, and wrestling.

STUDENT ENROLLMENT FALL 1994	Undergraduate	10,152
	Graduate	795
	Special	592
	Total Enrollment	11,539

	Full-Time	10,281
	Part-Time	1,258

	Men	45%
	Women	55%

	In-State	74%
	Out-of-State	26%

	Minority	11%
	African American	7%

	Resident Population	4,874
	Percent of Full-Time Undergraduates	50%

ENTERING CLASS 1994	Number Enrolled	2,289
	Mean S.A.T. Score	1,107

DEGREES CONFERRED 1993-94	Undergraduate	2,294
	Graduate	332
FACULTY & STAFF FALL 1994	Full-Time Faculty, Adm. & Classified Staff	1,521
	Full-Time Classified Staff	839
	Full-Time Instructional Faculty	520
	Part-Time Instructional Faculty	204
	Average Faculty Salary	$47,286
	Percent Full-Time Tenured Faculty	69%
	Percent Full-Time Female Faculty	33%
TUITION & FEES 1994-95	In-State	$3,900
	Out-of-State	$7,994
ROOM & BOARD (per year)		$4,544
SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS 1994-95	Students Receiving Aid	59% of undergraduate
	Range of Annual Awards	$250-12,538
	Total	$7,038,609
LOANS 1994-95	Students Receiving Aid	43% of undergraduate
	Range of Annual Awards	$300-5,500
	Total	$13,608,249
TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET 1994-95		$124,833,912

Source: 1994-95 Statistical Summary JMU's Office of Institutional Research

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Office of Institutional Research
James Madison University