Virginia Best Colleges Comparison

View the Virginia Best Colleges Comparison and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.
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Colleges In Virginia Statistics

There are 200 colleges in Virginia - 46 public and 154 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,809 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $18,916. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,176 and the average acceptance rate is 72% for Virginia Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Virginia. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Virginia colleges at Virginia Statistics page.
2021-2022 Colleges In Virginia Statistics
Top 20 colleges in VirginiaAll colleges in Virginia
Number of Schools20 schools
(10 public, 10 private)
200 schools
(46 public, 154 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$16,333 (in-state)
$41,141 (out-of-state)
$8,697 (in-state)
$18,809 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$15,658 (in-state)
$27,447 (out-of-state)
$15,005 (in-state)
$18,916 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$21,109$8,906
Test Scores1,259 SAT, 28 ACT 1,176 SAT, 25 ACT
Acceptance Rate68.35% 71.72%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)23.70% 33.15%
Population192,335559,406
Undergraduate148,281438,673
Graduate44,054120,733
Graduation Rate69.95%55.08%
Transfer-out Rate19.31%18.60%
Students to Faculty Ratio12.00 to 114.42 to 1

Top Colleges In Virginia Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Virginia for academic year 2021-2022. Washington and Lee University ranked top in the Virginia Best Colleges Comparison and University of Virginia-Main Campus and University of Richmond follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $41,141 for undergraduate programs $27,447 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Virginia is 1,259 and the acceptance rate is 68.35%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.00 to 1 for top colleges in Virginia. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2021-2022 Top colleges in Virginia Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Washington and Lee University
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Private, 4-yearsLexington, VA
$61,750 $48,468 2,24317% 1,480 SAT
34 ACT
7 to 1
2 University of Virginia-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsCharlottesville, VA
$57,374
($21,425)
$20,676 26,08219% 1,490 SAT
33 ACT
15 to 1
3 University of Richmond
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Private, 4-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA
$60,330 $41,240 3,87624% 1,470 SAT
33 ACT
8 to 1
4 William & Mary
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Public, 4-yearsWilliamsburg, VA
$47,196
($23,970)
$19,403 9,65433% 1,460 SAT
33 ACT
12 to 1
5 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Public, 4-yearsBlacksburg, VA
$34,920
($14,666)
$9,248 38,17057% 1,330 SAT
30 ACT
17 to 1
6 Virginia Military Institute
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Public, 4-yearsLexington, VA
$49,722
($19,914)
$10,267 1,51271% 1,185 SAT
26 ACT
10 to 1
7 James Madison University
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Public, 4-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
$30,152
($13,092)
$8,387 22,22478% 1,240 SAT
26 ACT
17 to 1
8 Christopher Newport University
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Public, 4-yearsNewport News, VA
$28,663
($15,425)
$7,808 4,55985% 1,190 SAT
26 ACT
13 to 1
9 University of Virginia's College at Wise
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Public, 4-yearsWise, VA
$31,592
($11,498)
$12,042 1,70476% 1,040 SAT
22 ACT
14 to 1
10 George Mason University
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Public, 4-yearsFairfax, VA
$37,566
($13,401)
$8,675 39,04990% 1,250 SAT
28 ACT
16 to 1
11 Sweet Briar College
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Private, 4-yearsSweet Briar, VA
$23,590 $15,859 46076% 1,220 SAT
26 ACT
8 to 1
12 Randolph-Macon College
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Private, 4-yearsAshland, VA
$46,460 $30,863 1,49085% 1,110 SAT
25 ACT
10 to 1
13 Hampden-Sydney College
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Private, 4-yearsHampden-Sydney, VA
$50,740 $31,727 84640% 1,160 SAT
26 ACT
9 to 1
14 Eastern Mennonite University
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Private, 4-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
$40,990 $23,818 1,33499% 1,315 SAT
30 ACT
10 to 1
15 Hollins University
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Private, 4-yearsRoanoke, VA
$41,210 $33,938 80372% 1,195 SAT
27 ACT
8 to 1
16 Virginia Commonwealth University
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Public, 4-yearsRichmond, VA
$37,588
($15,642)
$11,909 28,08291% 1,160 SAT
26 ACT
16 to 1
17 Emory & Henry College
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Private, 4-yearsEmory, VA
$35,155 $29,245 1,35897% - 12 to 1
18 Marymount University
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Private, 4-yearsArlington, VA
$36,800 $18,394 3,71181% - 13 to 1
19 Bridgewater College
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Private, 4-yearsBridgewater, VA
$39,800 $33,345 1,42190% 1,120 SAT
24 ACT
13 to 1
20 University of Mary Washington
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Public, 4-yearsFredericksburg, VA
$31,214
($14,294)
$6,877 3,75786% 1,250 SAT
28 ACT
12 to 1
Average$41,141
($16,333)
$21,109 192,33568.35% 1,259 SAT
27.9444 ACT
12.00 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022