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I would put JMU bellow GMU.

GMU 51.7% accepted
JMU 59.9% accepted

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/george-mason-university-3749
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/jmu-3721
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If you are going on acceptance rates, I think that GMU, JMU and CNU (among others, perhaps) all have lower admissions rates that VA Tech.  VA Tech may be considered a "better" school, however, so there may be some self-selection taking place in terms of who applies.

We looked at JMU, GMU and CNU recently with our graduating senior.  JMU seems to have happy students who love the place; does tend to attract kids who enjoy partying.   GMU has a very international feel now; there are tons of smart, second-generation students from the DC area whose parents want them to stay close to home attending GMU now.  Our sense was that there is a great deal to do on campus during the week, but that it's still rather dull on weekends.  CNU has a beautiful new campus with incredibly nice, state-of-the-art dorms; not surprisingly, it seems to have a lot more conservative, Christian students than JMU or GMU.   Seemed to be about 60% women, and not sure that CNU does a great job helping students to find employment.   DC ended up picking a higher-ranked out-of-state school, but we thought DC could get a decent education at any of these schools.   Had it come down to JMU, GMU and CNU, expect DC would have gone with GMU.

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