Eastern Mennonite University Teaching Programs

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.

Where Is Eastern Mennonite University?

Contact details for Eastern Mennonite are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1200 Park Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462
Phone:	540-432-4000
Website:	emu.edu
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?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Eastern Mennonite?

Since Eastern Mennonite has an acceptance rate of 99%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Can I Afford Eastern Mennonite University?

The overall average net price of Eastern Mennonite is $37,588. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,444 a year. That adds up to $29,776 over four years for those students.

Eastern Mennonite University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 958 undergraduate students at Eastern Mennonite, with 824 being full-time and 134 being part-time.

There are also 384 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 824 full-time undergraduates at Eastern Mennonite, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	20
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	532
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	84

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

In 2022-2023, 391 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Eastern Mennonite has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	33%
Teacher Development & Methodology	78%

Eastern Mennonite University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	24	0	24
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	23	0	23
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	17	17
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	5	0	5
Reading Teacher Education	0	3	0	3
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	2	0	0	2
Teacher Assistant/Aide	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	55	17	74

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.