About James Madison University
Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia in the USA is James Madison University. Founded in 1908, James Madison University is a living, evolving university where change is the status quo. Equipped with the power that knowledge gives, James Madison University students, faculty and alumni work toward a brighter future in nearly every sector of global society.
James Madison prides itself on its small class sizes, diverse student and faculty communities, world-class services and student accommodation, as well as its athletic and health-orientated students and community engagement amongst many other things.
Diverse range of disciplines
The university boasts a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, in disciplines ranging from business, to communications, education to health and behavioral studies, technology to engineering, science to math, as well as humanities and social science, and visual and performing arts.
Although English is the main language of instruction at the university, students are able to major in a wide range of modern foreign languages.
World-class education
James Madison University is fast becoming one of the nation’s leading lights in higher education and is the most recommended university by its students and graduates.
Students can engage in close working professional relationships with the world-class faculty who are dedicated to pursuing their own knowledge and making teaching their number one priority.
The university is working to expand the world's knowledge through innovative and cutting-edge research as it explores new worlds through global-centric perspectives and study abroad programs. The university is also devising new ways to generate prosperity and helps those struggling with disease, poverty, handicaps or lack of opportunity through science, education and service.
Getting to know Harrisonburg
Located just two hours from Washington, D.C, in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg is known as ‘The Friendly City’.
It’s a vibrant, modern, and diverse town known for cutting-edge arts and culture, a thriving and vibrant culinary and farm-to-table scene and a natural wonder surrounded by National Forests and the Shenandoah National Park.
Harrisonburg’s convenient location near Washington, D.C., means students are never far from the seat of government, their embassies and consulates, and internships across the Capital Beltway.
About James Madison University
Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia in the USA is James Madison University. Founded in 1908, James Madison University is a living, evolving university where change is the status quo. Equipped with the power that knowledge gives, James Madison University students, faculty and alumni work toward a brighter future in nearly every sector of global society.
James Madison prides itself on its small class sizes, diverse student and faculty communities, world-class services and student accommodation, as well as its athletic and health-orientated students and community engagement amongst many other things.
Diverse range of disciplines
The university boasts a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, in disciplines ranging from business, to communications, education to health and behavioral studies, technology to engineering, science to math, as well as humanities and social science, and visual and performing arts.
Although English is the main language of instruction at the university, students are able to major in a wide range of modern foreign languages.
World-class education
James Madison University is fast becoming one of the nation’s leading lights in higher education and is the most recommended university by its students and graduates.
Students can engage in close working professional relationships with the world-class faculty who are dedicated to pursuing their own knowledge and making teaching their number one priority.
The university is working to expand the world's knowledge through innovative and cutting-edge research as it explores new worlds through global-centric perspectives and study abroad programs. The university is also devising new ways to generate prosperity and helps those struggling with disease, poverty, handicaps or lack of opportunity through science, education and service.
Getting to know Harrisonburg
Located just two hours from Washington, D.C, in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg is known as ‘The Friendly City’.
It’s a vibrant, modern, and diverse town known for cutting-edge arts and culture, a thriving and vibrant culinary and farm-to-table scene and a natural wonder surrounded by National Forests and the Shenandoah National Park.
Harrisonburg’s convenient location near Washington, D.C., means students are never far from the seat of government, their embassies and consulates, and internships across the Capital Beltway.
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Rankings & Ratings
James Madison University is one of the top universities in Harrisonburg, United States. It is ranked #181-190 in US UNI (universities) 2021.
US UNI (universities)
- 2020#251-300
- 2021#181-190
US UNI (universities)
- 2020#251-300
- 2021#181-190
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