James Madison University

public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Organization public_university Q258943
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James Madison University

Summary

James Madison University is a public university[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,573 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • James Madison University was a member of Digital Library Federation[3].
  • James Madison University was a member of NextGen Service Corp[4].
  • James Madison University was a member of Association of American Colleges and Universities[5].
  • James Madison University was a member of American Council on Education[6].
  • James Madison University was a member of Open Education Network[7].
  • James Madison University was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[8].
  • James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg[9].
  • James Madison University is in the country of United States[10].
  • James Madison University's instance of is recorded as public university[11].
  • James Madison University's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States[12].
  • James Madison is named after James Madison University[13].
  • James Madison University followed Madison College[14].
  • James Madison University's headquarters location is recorded as Harrisonburg[15].
  • James Madison University's postal code is recorded as 22807[16].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as James Madison University Libraries[17].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as James Madison University Madison Memorial Library[18].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as James Madison University Libraries and Educational Technologies[19].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as James Madison University Carrier Library[20].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as James Madison University Libraries ( -1999)[21].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as James Madison University College of Arts and Letters[22].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as James Madison University College of Business[23].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as James Madison University College of Visual and Performing Arts[24].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as Furious Flower Poetry Center[25].
  • James Madison University's child organization or unit is recorded as Edith J. Carrier Arboretum[26].
  • James Madison University's Commons category is recorded as James Madison University[27].

Body

Founding

1908 marks the founding of James Madison University[28].

Identity

James Madison University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[29]. It followed Madison College[14]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JMU'}[30].

Operations

James Madison University's headquarters location is recorded as Harrisonburg[15]. Subsidiaries include James Madison University Libraries[17], an academic library[31], in United States[32], founded in 2018[33]; James Madison University Madison Memorial Library[18]; James Madison University Libraries and Educational Technologies[19], an academic library[34], in United States[35], founded in 1999[36]; James Madison University Carrier Library[20], an academic library[37], in United States[38], founded in 1984[39]; James Madison University Libraries ( -1999)[21], an academic library[40], in United States[41]; and James Madison University College of Arts and Letters[22], a faculty[42], in United States[43].

Why It Matters

James Madison University ranks in the top 3% of public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,573 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
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  8. [16] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
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  21. [4] . volckeralliance.org. volckeralliance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [8] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · IntensionalLogican · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Country United States
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Harrisonburg
    Carnegie classification of institutions of higher education master's colleges and universities: larger programs, very high undergraduate, research doctoral: professional-dominant +3
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