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Eastern Mennonite is ranked #1,056 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Eastern Mennonite is also ranked #28 out of 57 schools in Virginia.
The acceptance rate at Eastern Mennonite University is 99%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Eastern Mennonite is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
At Eastern Mennonite, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 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.
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 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 79% 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Eastern Mennonite for first-time, full-time students is 48%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Eastern Mennonite University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 896 undergraduates at Eastern Mennonite with 812 being full-time and 84 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,373 | $19,313 | $18,922 | $27,781 | $28,696 |
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.
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 66% of students took out student loans averaging $8,147 a year. That adds up to $32,588 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Eastern Mennonite University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Eastern Mennonite University.
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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 109 | $73,478 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 34 | $46,585 |
| Human Resource Management | 26 | $60,136 |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | NA |
| Education Philosophy | 24 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 | NA |
| Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution | 21 | NA |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 17 | NA |
| General Biology | 14 | NA |
| Computer Science | 14 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 391 students took at least one online class at Eastern Mennonite University. This is a decrease from the 457 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 391 | 323 |
| 2021-2022 | 457 | 306 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,020 | 420 |
| 2018-2019 | 376 | 246 |
Learn more about online learning at Eastern Mennonite University.
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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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