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Virginia Colleges by the Numbers
45 four-year Virginia colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 45, with Virginia medians up top.
The most selective door in the state is Riverside College of Health Sciences at 12.9% admitted; the most open is Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church at 100%. Published in-state tuition runs from $9,090 at the cheapest campus to $68,045 at the most expensive — a $58,955 spread inside Virginia alone. Virginia's ten-year earnings benchmark of $53,453 sits 1% below the national median for college-goers.
In Virginia, 11 schools don't look at test scores at all, while 1 — Old Dominion University — still requires them. Virginia has 45 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from Liberty University at 50,012 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
Each Virginia school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Virginia, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Virginia medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83.1% | $21,650 | $53,453 | 56.9% |
Medians across 53 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Virginia; the table below lists the 45 with complete admissions records.
All Virginia colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Technology Institute | Virginia Beach | 53.5% | not considered | $14,568 | 415 | $46,342 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | Falls Church | 100% | not considered | $24,413 | 348 | $34,657 |
| Averett University | Danville | 56.6% | 960–1191 | $38,550 | 1,231 | $51,516 |
| Bluefield University | Bluefield | 59.3% | not considered | $26,770 | 614 | $48,896 |
| Bridgewater College | Bridgewater | 91.7% | 1070–1375 | $16,090 | 1,400 | $53,453 |
| Centra College | Lynchburg | 100% | not considered | $12,983 | 219 | $60,122 |
| Chamberlain University-Virginia | Vienna | 90% | — | $20,785 | 557 | $92,405 |
| Christopher Newport University | Newport News | 86% | 1100–1300 | $16,828 | 4,365 | $60,509 |
| Eastern Mennonite University | Harrisonburg | 100% | not considered | $43,920 | 754 | $54,869 |
| ECPI University | Virginia Beach | 74.5% | not considered | $18,484 | 12,090 | $42,837 |
| Emory & Henry University | Emory | 83.7% | 1030–1240 | $39,000 | 1,078 | $47,385 |
| Ferrum College | Ferrum | 89% | 880–1100 | $28,520 | 699 | $44,296 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | 87.5% | 1140–1340 | $14,220 | 27,752 | $76,343 |
| Hampden-Sydney College | Hampden-Sydney | 40.9% | 1060–1230 | $54,550 | 946 | $67,640 |
| Hampton University | Hampton | 62.3% | 857–1226 | $30,592 | 3,727 | $59,159 |
| Hollins University | Roanoke | 68% | 1100–1330 | $43,560 | 665 | $40,075 |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg | 71.5% | 1170–1320 | $14,250 | 20,888 | $69,954 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | 99% | not considered | $22,465 | 50,012 | $44,813 |
| Longwood University | Farmville | 90.2% | 1020–1190 | $15,744 | 3,015 | $52,347 |
| Marymount University | Arlington | 93.2% | not considered | $40,920 | 1,810 | $67,516 |
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk | 87.8% | 840–1100 | $10,180 | 5,392 | $44,666 |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk | 90.4% | 1110–1290 | $12,750 | 17,514 | $54,914 |
| Radford University | Radford | 89.5% | 950–1170 | $12,548 | 6,038 | $53,739 |
| Randolph College | Lynchburg | 93.7% | 960–1210 | $30,310 | 658 | $53,409 |
| Randolph-Macon College | Ashland | 86.6% | 1040–1210 | $49,466 | 1,639 | $58,448 |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach | 38.1% | 1050–1250 | $21,650 | 4,729 | $44,498 |
| Richard Bland College | South Prince George | 89.3% | not considered | $9,090 | 894 | $41,452 |
| Riverside College of Health Sciences | Newport News | 12.9% | not considered | $17,250 | 350 | $66,072 |
| Roanoke College | Salem | 83.1% | 1090–1270 | $38,068 | 1,767 | $58,047 |
| Shenandoah University | Winchester | 77% | not considered | $36,950 | 2,116 | $58,433 |
| Southern Virginia University | Buena Vista | 96.4% | 943–1253 | $21,280 | 936 | $50,002 |
| Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar | 75.5% | 1100–1310 | $26,160 | 443 | $51,943 |
| University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 43% | 980–1230 | $36,750 | 1,577 | $56,380 |
| University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg | 79.8% | 1140–1330 | $14,640 | 3,566 | $60,613 |
| University of Richmond | University of Richmond | 22.2% | 1410–1530 | $65,230 | 2,980 | $76,178 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | 16.8% | 1410–1530 | $21,803 | 17,597 | $86,863 |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise | 28.5% | 935–1175 | $11,780 | 1,101 | $45,325 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | 92.6% | 1030–1270 | $16,945 | 20,753 | $58,128 |
| Virginia Military Institute | Lexington | 71.3% | 1040–1260 | $21,046 | 1,527 | $77,369 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | 54.8% | 1240–1420 | $15,948 | 30,923 | $81,698 |
| Virginia State University | Petersburg | 88.6% | 800–1050 | $10,043 | 5,074 | $45,543 |
| Virginia Union University | Richmond | 98% | 750–1010 | $17,450 | 1,203 | $38,275 |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | Virginia Beach | 72.9% | 1140–1350 | $37,500 | 1,256 | $50,074 |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington | 14% | 1410–1530 | $68,045 | 1,881 | $94,810 |
| William & Mary | Williamsburg | 34.1% | 1365–1510 | $25,914 | 7,055 | $73,490 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.