James Madison University selects Blue to power its course evaluations, following a highly selective RFP process

James Madison University – Virginia – USA – January 20, 2012 –James Madison University (also known as JMU, Madison, J. Maddy, or James Madison) is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University. The university is situated in the Shenandoah Valley, with the campus quadrangle located on South Main Street in Harrisonburg.

The school is nationally recognized for its academics. U.S. News & World Report has ranked JMU as the top public masters-level university in the South (3rd overall) for 16 consecutive years, and among public colleges Forbes.com ranks JMU 22nd in the nation.

The University is also ranked 22nd overall in value for money in the nation amongst public colleges and universities, according to Kiplinger Magazine’s 100 Best Values in Public Colleges. According to BusinessWeek Magazine in its 2011 ranking of undergraduate colleges of business, JMU’s undergraduate business school is ranked 28th in the nation, and 3rd in Virginia. JMU ranked third among public schools in the country and fourth among all public undergraduate business schools in the country for return on investment, according to BusinessWeek Magazine. JMU’s Master of Accounting Program recently ranked as the top passing rate on the CPA exam in the United States.

Money Magazine, in 1996 ranked JMU 5th in the nation for best value among in-state students. Princeton Review, in its 2007 rankings, called JMU one of “America’s Best Value Colleges”. For the 17th consecutive year James Madison University was ranked as the top public, master’s-level university in the South in the highly regarded annual poll on academic quality conducted by U.S. News & World Report for its guidebook, 2011 America’s Best Colleges. JMU also had the highest graduation rate of 81 percent among both public and privates colleges in the South.

After a thorough and highly selective RFP process, JMU selects Explorance Blue to automate its course evaluations.