Eastern Mennonite University Overview
Eastern Mennonite University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.
What Is Eastern Mennonite University Known For?
- Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Eastern Mennonite since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
- Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Eastern Mennonite.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
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Eastern Mennonite University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Eastern Mennonite.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Eastern Mennonite has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#2 | Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution | College Factual |
#2 | Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution | College Factual |
#3 | Best Value Colleges for Dispute Resolution | College Factual |
#3 | Best Value Colleges for Dispute Resolution | College Factual |
Where Is Eastern Mennonite University?

Contact details for Eastern Mennonite are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1200 Park Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462 |
Phone: | 540-432-4000 |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/EasternMennonite |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/EMU_News |
How Do I Get Into Eastern Mennonite?
You can apply to Eastern Mennonite online at: https://emu.edu/admissions/apply/
Admission Requirements for Eastern Mennonite
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Eastern Mennonite?
Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.
Average Test Scores
About 76% 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 620. Math scores were between 490 and 610.
Can I Afford Eastern Mennonite University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
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 71% of students took out student loans averaging $8,060 a year. That adds up to $32,240 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Eastern Mennonite is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Eastern Mennonite University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 498 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 812 full-time undergraduates at Eastern Mennonite, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Mennonite University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 20 |
Black or African American | 69 |
Hispanic or Latino | 69 |
White | 526 |
International Students | 23 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 105 |
Geographic Diversity
Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Mennonite University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 37 countries are represented at Eastern Mennonite. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Online Learning at Eastern Mennonite University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Eastern Mennonite has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 41st most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Eastern Mennonite
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Mennonite University was 17.9%. This is the #1,123 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Eastern Mennonite regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Eastern Mennonite majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Health Professions | 3% |
Interdisciplinary Studies | 75% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Eastern Mennonite ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Eastern Mennonite.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Interdisciplinary Studies | #33 | |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #286 | |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | #480 | |
Nursing | #489 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Eastern Mennonite University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Dyoder under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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