Since its founding in 1908, James Madison University has grown from a state normal and industrial school for women to today's coeducational comprehensive university with an enrollment of approximately 15,000.

Everything on our beautiful campus in the center of the Shenandoah Valley is designed, built and run with the success of our students in mind. Faculty and students here share an unusually close relationship for a university our size. Our curriculum is innovative and alive. Campus life is vibrant - everything at James Madison University is compelled by delivering on the promise made by our mission.

What's most notable about the James Madison University experience is the incredibly high level of student involvement in the classroom, the lab and activities around and off campus. The amount of undergraduate research in the sciences here has been cited as peerless. Our Service Learning Program is nationally known for giving students the opportunity to apply classroom learning to real world situations. Internships are an integral part of our curriculum. All this adds up to an education that offers students an opportunity to apply what they learn and to see what works. And knowing what works is the key to leading a productive and meaningful life.