Is JMU on the rise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

No...and im a JMU grad.

NP.
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Kind of a crazy question to ask, but okay!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.

Yikes. Why is JMU's endowment so low? I have a person connection to JMU and I find this troubling........

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just read that JMU’s number of applications have doubled in the past four years (44k in 2025 versus 22k in 2021) and 50% were from OOS.

My niece (10th grader) in San Francisco has already received multiple mailings from JMU, so it would seem they're aggressive out of state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.

Yikes. Why is JMU's endowment so low? I have a person connection to JMU and I find this troubling........

What is your concern exactly? Former teachers college that didn't become a "university" until 1971. 2 years ago classified R2. Heavily supported by the state. Unfortunately my $1,000 donation doesn't move the needle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.


Comparing Tech to W&M is like apples and oranges. Tech is huge research Univ whereas W&M small research plus focus on undergraduate teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.

2.5x

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just read that JMU’s number of applications have doubled in the past four years (44k in 2025 versus 22k in 2021) and 50% were from OOS. That’s unreal to me. When did the school become so popular and why is the acceptance rate still high if so many more kids are applying? Is the yield decreasing at the same time? Is this only due to joining the Common App or something else? What’s the reputation among high school kids now? I’ve got a sophomore from MCPS who’s interested.

Yes, the numbers of applications have been doubling in the past few years however, still about 4,750 freshmen are actually admitted each year. And that has been steady for more than 5 years.

My son is on his 1st year and loves it. The campus is big and beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.

2.5x

Your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.

2.5x

Your point?

2.5x = many ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just read that JMU’s number of applications have doubled in the past four years (44k in 2025 versus 22k in 2021) and 50% were from OOS. That’s unreal to me. When did the school become so popular and why is the acceptance rate still high if so many more kids are applying? Is the yield decreasing at the same time? Is this only due to joining the Common App or something else? What’s the reputation among high school kids now? I’ve got a sophomore from MCPS who’s interested.

Yes, the numbers of applications have been doubling in the past few years however, still about 4,750 freshmen are actually admitted each year. And that has been steady for more than 5 years.

My son is on his 1st year and loves it. The campus is big and beautiful.

You mean "enrolled." Many times that number are admitted each year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.

2.5x

Your point?

2.5x = many ?

7k vs 20k is significant. Next question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just read that JMU’s number of applications have doubled in the past four years (44k in 2025 versus 22k in 2021) and 50% were from OOS. That’s unreal to me. When did the school become so popular and why is the acceptance rate still high if so many more kids are applying? Is the yield decreasing at the same time? Is this only due to joining the Common App or something else? What’s the reputation among high school kids now? I’ve got a sophomore from MCPS who’s interested.

Yes, the numbers of applications have been doubling in the past few years however, still about 4,750 freshmen are actually admitted each year. And that has been steady for more than 5 years.

My son is on his 1st year and loves it. The campus is big and beautiful.

You mean "enrolled." Many times that number are admitted each year.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.

2.5x

Your point?

2.5x = many ?

7k vs 20k is significant. Next question

Using your numbers that would make it 2.9x. Which i guess IS "many times"? You got me.

[Anonymous]

JMU is a great school that offers tons of opportunities to all kinds of students. It’s also a beautiful campus surrounded by a very scenic area. My son is a junior there and so happy. His roommates and close friends come from all over the East coast, as well as Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. It’s a very popular school already, and for good reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will JMU catch W&M in the rankings now that VT passed W&M?

As to post itself, the poster assumes this is permanent and then uses ranking as a plural. Tech is one spot higher in the USNWR ranking than William and Mary and methodologies will change again. Forbes has W&M significantly higher in its 2025 ranking. I can locate others where W&M is higher so the post is not correct but give Tech credit as a great school.

As to the question itself, maybe one day but not in your or my lifetime. W&M just received $150MM in donations to fund one degree program and the amount is greater than JMU's entire endowment, not to mention JMU is many times larger than W&M.

Does it bother you that VT passed W&M in USNWR? VT is also larger than W&M so you can’t be certain the methodology won’t favor JMU in the future. I doubt many W&M boosters ever thought they would be passed by VT in USNWR but it happened.

No not at all. And I agree with you on your second point and third points. My point was it's a blanket statement on rankings so it really wasn't correct and then the national ranking I am sure the poster was referring to was USN&WR and the differential was just by one point! I detest rankings and when people make blanket statements like that it implies one school is better than the other. You can't compare them that way. It's like comparing apples and oranges.

All three schools are great schools. Virginia is blessed to have these schools where our children can attend.

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