Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia · Also known as EMU · Website
$54,869
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,869
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Eastern Mennonite University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Harrisonburg, Virginia with 754 undergraduates and 363 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,588 a year (tuition and fees $43,920). It admits 100% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,869 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,813 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,588
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$43,920
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,813
About $263 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,869
Rank 1,116 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,588
- Tuition and fees
- $43,920
- Cost of attendance
- $56,756
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,994
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,333
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,454
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,570
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,315
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $32,300 in 2015-16 to $43,920 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 100%
- SAT reading, middle
- 640
- SAT math, middle
- 675
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 754
- Graduate students
- 363
- Part-time students
- 2.5%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 77
- Endowment
- $46.2M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,116 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,588 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $43,920 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,813 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,158 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,869 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 78% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
77 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $21,500 | $73,478 | $81,610 | $88,910 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | $60,136 | Withheld | $68,069 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $46,585 | $53,229 | $53,072 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | $52,222 | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 13 | $51,250 | $44,202 | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,125 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,267 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,497 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Harrisonburg and Virginia on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Eastern Mennonite University cost?
$24,588 a year is the average net price at Eastern Mennonite University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $43,920, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $56,756. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,994 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Eastern Mennonite University?
100% of applicants are admitted to Eastern Mennonite University. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do Eastern Mennonite University graduates earn?
$54,869 a year is the median pay of former Eastern Mennonite University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,158 after 6 years). That ranks 1,116 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $73,478.
How much student debt do Eastern Mennonite University graduates have?
$24,813 is the median federal student loan debt of Eastern Mennonite University graduates, about $263 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Eastern Mennonite University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Eastern Mennonite University finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Eastern Mennonite University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (53 bachelor's graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (23 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (22 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 77 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.