2. James Madison University
Tucked into a picturesque 721-acre campus in the Shenandoah Valley (and reportedly home to three of the largest chestnut trees in North America) JMU is just over a two-hour drive from both Richmond and Washington, D.C. The school ranked third on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Regional Universities in the South. The Dukes compete in NCAA Division 1 sports, and enrollment is 19,923. In-state tuition is listed at $11,576 ($28,790 out-of-state).
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
APS Students Applied: 404
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APS Students Accepted: 257
