Colleges

Colleges in Virginia

Virginia has 39 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 15 public and 24 private. The largest is Liberty University, with 50,012 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Liberty University	Lynchburg	private	50,012	99%		$22,465	$29,357	65.3%
Virginia Tech	Blacksburg	public	30,923	54.8%	1280–1450	$15,948	$24,953	86.2%
George Mason University	Fairfax	public	27,752	87.5%	1160–1360	$14,220	$17,915	67.8%
James Madison University	Harrisonburg	public	20,888	71.5%	1170–1340	$14,250	$23,322	79.7%
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	public	20,753	92.6%	1010–1270	$16,945	$23,433	63.2%
University of Virginia	Charlottesville	public	17,597	16.8%	1410–1540	$21,803	$21,565	95.6%
Old Dominion University	Norfolk	public	17,514	90.4%	1100–1280	$12,750	$14,638	46.3%
College of William & Mary	Williamsburg	public	7,055	34.1%	1400–1530	$25,914	$19,096	89.4%
Radford University	Radford	public	6,038	89.5%	940–1160	$12,548	$14,578	48.7%
Norfolk State University	Norfolk	public	5,392	87.8%	823–1030	$10,180	$15,282	38.5%
Virginia State University	Petersburg	public	5,074	88.6%	840–1070	$10,043	$15,840	39.4%
Regent University	Virginia Beach	private	4,729	38.1%	990–1250	$21,650	$19,923	56.9%
Christopher Newport University	Newport News	public	4,365	86%	1060–1290	$16,828	$23,015	71.6%
Hampton University	Hampton	private	3,727	62.3%	790–1090	$30,592	$25,319	57.2%
University of Mary Washington	Fredericksburg	public	3,566	79.8%	1170–1370	$14,640	$20,667	66.4%
Longwood University	Farmville	public	3,015	90.2%	1030–1210	$15,744	$19,066	61.2%
University of Richmond	University of Richmond	private	2,980	22.2%	1410–1530	$65,230	$31,309	85.2%
Shenandoah University	Winchester	private	2,116	77%		$36,950	$30,298	66.8%
Washington and Lee University	Lexington	private	1,881	14%	1430–1540	$68,045	$23,781	93.9%
Marymount University	Arlington	private	1,810	93.2%		$40,920	$29,137	53.5%
Roanoke College	Salem	private	1,767	83.1%	1090–1300	$38,068	$24,503	67.4%
Randolph-Macon College	Ashland	private	1,639	86.6%	980–1220	$49,466	$27,866	70.5%
University of Lynchburg	Lynchburg	private	1,577	43%	980–1230	$36,750	$22,235	57.4%
Virginia Military Institute	Lexington	public	1,527	71.3%	1050–1270	$21,046	$17,113	76.2%
Bridgewater College	Bridgewater	private	1,400	91.7%	1020–1360	$16,090	$17,800	53.1%
Virginia Wesleyan University	Virginia Beach	private	1,256	72.9%		$37,500	$19,676	41.6%
Averett University	Danville	private	1,231	56.6%	926–1143	$38,550	$22,925	48.1%
Virginia Union University	Richmond	private	1,203	98%	850–885	$17,450	$13,235	34.2%
University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise	public	1,101	28.5%	945–1120	$11,780	$9,210	47.1%
Mary Baldwin University	Staunton	private	1,090			$34,152	$12,756	39.3%
Emory & Henry University	Emory	private	1,078	83.7%	1051–1223	$39,000	$19,061	56.3%
Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney	private	946	40.9%	1030–1250	$54,550	$22,400	62.2%
Southern Virginia University	Buena Vista	private	936	96.4%		$21,280	$22,213	33.5%
Eastern Mennonite University	Harrisonburg	private	754	100%		$43,920	$24,588	67%
Ferrum College	Ferrum	private	699	89%		$28,520	$20,082	31.9%
Hollins University	Roanoke	private	665	68%	1150–1340	$43,560	$20,896	64.7%
Randolph College	Lynchburg	private	658	93.7%	1100–1210	$30,310	$15,921	46.4%
Bluefield University	Bluefield	private	614	59.3%		$26,770	$25,573	17.8%
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing	Richmond	private	591

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Virginia?

39 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 15 public and 24 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Virginia?

By acceptance rate, Washington and Lee University (14%), University of Virginia (16.8%), University of Richmond (22.2%), University of Virginia's College at Wise (28.5%), College of William & Mary (34.1%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Virginia?

Virginia State University has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $10,043 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.