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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Mennonite
Location Harrisonburg, VA
Population 135,000
Website http://www.emu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 766
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 73%
From Region 8%
Athletes 48.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Hispanic 16%
Black 15%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2012 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2013 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2014 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2016 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2017 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2018 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2020 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2021 Men: 37.0% 37.0% 2022 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2023 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2024 Men: 51.4% 51.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2017 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2011 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2012 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2013 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2014 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2015 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2016 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2017 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2018 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2019 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2021 Black: 13.8% 13.8% 2022 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2023 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2024 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2011 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2012 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2013 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2014 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2015 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2016 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2017 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2018 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2019 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2020 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2021 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2011 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2012 White: 76.1% 76.1% 2013 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2014 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2015 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2016 White: 71.8% 71.8% 2017 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2018 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2019 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2020 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2021 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2022 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2023 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2024 White: 68.5% 68.5% 2011 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2013 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 7.2% 7.2% 2023 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 International: 2.5% 2.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2020 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2021 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2022 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2023 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2024 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2025 Black: 14.8% 14.8% 2020 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2022 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2023 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2024 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2% 2025 Hispanic: 15.5% 15.5% 2020 White: 67.2% 67.2% 2021 White: 65.0% 65.0% 2022 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2023 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2024 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2025 White: 51.7% 51.7% 2020 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2023 International: 7.2% 7.2% 2024 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2025 International: 6.3% 6.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Eastern Mennonite University 202 35% / 65% 4% $67,711 68 97%
Engineering 13 — 69% / 31% 15% $84,467 87 —
Computer Science 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $89,973 91 —
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $67,163 67 —
Mathematics 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $72,668 76 —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $68,705 70 —
Biology 16 — 31% / 69% 12% $64,177 60 —
Environmental Science 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $56,799 41 —
Environmental Studies — — — — $55,975 38 —
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $76,953 81 —
Nursing 46 — 4% / 96% 2% $77,050 81 97%
Accounting 5 — 80% / 20% 20% $81,908 85 —
Business Administration 14 +3 57% / 43% 0% $74,415 78 —
Business Analytics 3 +2 100% / 0% 0% $77,733 82 —
Development Economics and International Development — — — — $80,089 84 —
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% — — —
International Business 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $80,980 85 —
Marketing 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $76,124 80 —
Organizational Leadership 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $78,928 83 —
Organizational Management 15 — 67% / 33% 0% $87,968 90 100%
Sport Management 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $54,133 33 —
English 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,725 16 —
History 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $51,213 24 —
Liberal Arts 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $48,672 18 94%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution — — — — $60,771 52 —
Political Science 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $63,897 60 —
Psychology 15 +1 20% / 80% 0% $51,712 26 —
Religious Studies — — — — $53,693 31 —
Social Sciences 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,139 27 —
Social Work 9 — 0% / 100% 11% $51,039 24 —
Sociology 3 +3 67% / 33% 0% $52,105 27 —
Spanish — +1 — — $53,756 31 —
Writing 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,172 15 —
Physical Education — — — — $54,557 34 —
Art 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,500 6 —
Digital Media 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $53,951 32 —
Music 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,896 6 —
Photography — +1 — — $40,963 7 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $49,209
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 66.3% 66.3% 2012 Graduated: 59.0% 59.0% 2013 Graduated: 63.5% 63.5% 2014 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7% 2015 Graduated: 61.0% 61.0% 2016 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1% 2017 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2018 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9% 2019 Graduated: 57.8% 57.8% 2020 Graduated: 60.4% 60.4% 2021 Graduated: 55.1% 55.1% 2022 Graduated: 62.6% 62.6% 2023 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1% 2024 Graduated: 67.0% 67.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 62.0% 62.0% 2012 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2013 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2014 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2015 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2016 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2017 Men: 63.4% 63.4% 2018 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2019 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2020 Men: 59.4% 59.4% 2021 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2022 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2023 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2024 Men: 68.8% 68.8% 2011 Women: 69.1% 69.1% 2012 Women: 64.7% 64.7% 2013 Women: 73.6% 73.6% 2014 Women: 64.1% 64.1% 2015 Women: 63.7% 63.7% 2016 Women: 68.0% 68.0% 2017 Women: 63.1% 63.1% 2018 Women: 67.6% 67.6% 2019 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2020 Women: 61.1% 61.1% 2021 Women: 60.3% 60.3% 2022 Women: 69.2% 69.2% 2023 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Women: 65.8% 65.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2014 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2015 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2016 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2017 Black: 46.7% 46.7% 2018 Black: 30.4% 30.4% 2019 Black: 38.9% 38.9% 2020 Black: 47.5% 47.5% 2021 Black: 45.7% 45.7% 2022 Black: 41.2% 41.2% 2023 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2024 Black: 47.1% 47.1% 2011 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2012 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2016 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2017 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2018 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9% 2020 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8% 2021 Hispanic: 52.0% 52.0% 2022 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3% 2023 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2024 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2011 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2012 White: 66.0% 66.0% 2013 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2014 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2015 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2016 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2017 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2018 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2019 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2020 White: 68.5% 68.5% 2021 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2022 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2023 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2011 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2012 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2013 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2018 International: 12.5% 12.5% 2019 International: 37.5% 37.5% 2020 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 International: 43.8% 43.8% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 60.0% 60.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.7% 54 20% / 80% 2% $51,184 24 94%
Business & Economics 23.8% 48 65% / 35% 4% $77,001 81 100%
Health Sciences 23.3% 47 4% / 96% 2% $77,048 81 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.9% 20 30% / 70% 10% $65,083 62 —
Engineering 6.4% 13 69% / 31% 15% $84,467 87 —
Arts 4.5% 9 33% / 67% 0% $45,160 11 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 4 75% / 25% 0% $56,799 41 —
Computer Science 2.0% 4 100% / 0% 0% $89,973 91 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 3 33% / 67% 0% $70,833 73 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2012 Acceptance: 70.1% 70.1% 2013 Acceptance: 65.1% 65.1% 2014 Acceptance: 60.4% 60.4% 2015 Acceptance: 61.7% 61.7% 2016 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2% 2017 Acceptance: 53.7% 53.7% 2018 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2019 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6% 2020 Acceptance: 71.8% 71.8% 2021 Acceptance: 95.2% 95.2% 2022 Acceptance: 99.5% 99.5% 2023 Acceptance: 99.7% 99.7% 2024 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 Yield: 40.5% 40.5% 2012 Yield: 32.9% 32.9% 2013 Yield: 33.2% 33.2% 2014 Yield: 24.2% 24.2% 2015 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2016 Yield: 30.0% 30.0% 2017 Yield: 28.5% 28.5% 2018 Yield: 27.1% 27.1% 2019 Yield: 22.0% 22.0% 2020 Yield: 21.7% 21.7% 2021 Yield: 20.0% 20.0% 2022 Yield: 17.8% 17.8% 2023 Yield: 15.9% 15.9% 2024 Yield: 12.4% 12.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 845 845 2012 Applicants: 940 940 2013 Applicants: 1,073 1,073 2014 Applicants: 1,643 1,643 2015 Applicants: 1,656 1,656 2016 Applicants: 1,215 1,215 2017 Applicants: 1,232 1,232 2018 Applicants: 1,245 1,245 2019 Applicants: 1,435 1,435 2020 Applicants: 1,398 1,398 2021 Applicants: 1,090 1,090 2022 Applicants: 1,144 1,144 2023 Applicants: 1,179 1,179 2024 Applicants: 1,470 1,470 2011 Admitted: 578 578 2012 Admitted: 659 659 2013 Admitted: 698 698 2014 Admitted: 993 993 2015 Admitted: 1,022 1,022 2016 Admitted: 743 743 2017 Admitted: 662 662 2018 Admitted: 737 737 2019 Admitted: 927 927 2020 Admitted: 1,004 1,004 2021 Admitted: 1,038 1,038 2022 Admitted: 1,138 1,138 2023 Admitted: 1,176 1,176 2024 Admitted: 1,470 1,470 2011 Enrolled: 234 234 2012 Enrolled: 217 217 2013 Enrolled: 232 232 2014 Enrolled: 240 240 2015 Enrolled: 254 254 2016 Enrolled: 223 223 2017 Enrolled: 189 189 2018 Enrolled: 200 200 2019 Enrolled: 204 204 2020 Enrolled: 218 218 2021 Enrolled: 208 208 2022 Enrolled: 203 203 2023 Enrolled: 187 187 2024 Enrolled: 183 183

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 910 910 2012 25th: 880 880 2013 25th: 863 863 2014 25th: 860 860 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 890 890 2017 25th: 990 990 2018 25th: 1000 1000 2019 25th: 980 980 2020 25th: 980 980 2021 25th: 1040 1040 2011 75th: 1200 1200 2012 75th: 1200 1200 2013 75th: 1128 1128 2014 75th: 1130 1130 2015 75th: 1130 1130 2016 75th: 1170 1170 2017 75th: 1170 1170 2018 75th: 1230 1230 2019 75th: 1220 1220 2020 75th: 1230 1230 2021 75th: 1590 1590

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 450 450 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 550 550 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 610 610 2021 75th: 800 800

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 433 433 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 568 568 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 790 790

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2021 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.