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Eastern Mennonite University Data & Information Overview

57 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
95% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Eastern Mennonite University Ranked?

#497 Best Colleges in Nation
#15 Best Colleges in VA
Liberal Arts Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Eastern Mennonite University was awarded 57 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Eastern Mennonite as #497 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Eastern Mennonite held the #788 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Eastern Mennonite also holds the #15 spot on the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Eastern Mennonite?

95% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Because it has a high acceptance rate of 95%, some consider Eastern Mennonite to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to Eastern Mennonite submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 790. Math scores were between 550 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Eastern Mennonite University  ( 490 to 790 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Eastern Mennonite University  ( 550 to 800 )
200
800
Eastern Mennonite received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 34.

ACT Composite Scores for Eastern Mennonite University  ( 25 to 34 )
1
36

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Eastern Mennonite University Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
95% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Eastern Mennonite, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Eastern Mennonite University is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  95 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Eastern Mennonite University

77% Freshmen Retention
44% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Eastern Mennonite University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  77 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Eastern Mennonite the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 44%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  44 out of 100
0
100

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Eastern Mennonite University Undergraduate Student Diversity

812 Full-Time Undergraduates
26.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
60.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 896 undergraduates at Eastern Mennonite with 812 being full-time and 84 being part-time.

How Much Does Eastern Mennonite University Cost?

$21,842 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
$29,776 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Eastern Mennonite is $21,842. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Eastern Mennonite

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$18,600 $19,832 $22,330 $22,962 $26,851

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Eastern Mennonite, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Eastern Mennonite, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,444 a year. That adds up to $29,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Eastern Mennonite is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Eastern Mennonite Graduates Make?

$42,697 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Eastern Mennonite with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $42,697 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Eastern Mennonite University

Virginia State
812 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Eastern Mennonite University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The city atmosphere of Harrisonburg makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Eastern Mennonite are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1200 Park Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462
Phone: 540-432-4000
Website: https://emu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EasternMennonite
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EMU_News

Eastern Mennonite University Majors

46 Majors With Completions
240 Undergraduate Degrees
83 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 46 majors graduated from Eastern Mennonite University. Of these students, 240 received undergraduate degrees and 83 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 82 $62,792
Human Resource Management 30 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 25 $42,201
General Biology 13 NA
Health & Physical Education 12 NA
Business Administration & Management 9 NA
General Psychology 7 NA
Social Work 6 NA
Accounting 6 NA
Computer Science 5 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Eastern Mennonite University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Eastern Mennonite

34% Take At Least One Class Online
23% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 457 students took at least one online class at Eastern Mennonite University. This is a decrease from the 1,020 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 457 306
2019-2020 1,020 420
2018-2019 323 208
2017-2018 376 246
2016-2017 360 248

Learn more about online learning at Eastern Mennonite University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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