James Madison University was recently rated #44 in the 'Top Undergraduate Business Programs' list in Business Week. They rose 10 spots from their 2008 ranking of 54th. Other Virginia/DC schools on the list were UVA (#1), Richmond (#12), Georgetown (#24), American (#28) and W&M (#30). Northeastern (#27) and W&M were the only other CAA schools on the list. JMU was also ranked #16 on the student survey and was given an A+ on job placement.
JMU's rank on this list is also very impressive given that it consistently ranks as a top value college in the country. The only other top 50 schools that cost less than JMU are Brigham-Young (#5), UNC (#13) and the University of Washington (#25), which are all 2-year programs and have full-time enrollments of 1,783, 1,645 and 632 compared to JMU's 3,121. The only programs that rank higher and have higher enrollments than JMU are Penn State (#38), Indiana (#20), Texas A&M (#37), Texas (#10), Bentley (#33), Ohio State (#42), and USC (#21).
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Update: JMU was also ranked the #3 public school for Return on Investment behind UNC and Binghamton.
When you think about all the things you brought up in this particular blog, I think that if you had to rank JMU in over all value as a business school you would have to put it in the top 5.... because as you have well pointed out, no other school takes in as many students, has such a high ranking, gets such great student reviews, and is as cheap as JMU. When you combine all these factors i think JMU is a hidden gem in the business world.
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