<p>This is what my son was awarded 2 years ago too. The bottom line is that they cost us less than all but 2 schools. The 2 schools with better offers were only better because of merit aid. If aid were lost because my son did not meet the gpa requirement, both of those school’s would have been a disaster for us financially since they both only meet around 65% of financial need. I think that for someone with an efc in the 23k+ range this school can be a good deal for the OOS student. If efc is lower, one might very well get a better offer somewhere else. I have read that JMU has made lists in the past for poor financial aid. In the past they have had a lower sticker price to begin with. I think that this differential is getting smaller. At some point with COA increases for OOS students, if grants are not given, people will go somewhere else. I guess at this point seats are still being filled with OOS students at a rate of nearly 30% without offering many grants.</p>