Virginia has 43 colleges with published admissions data — 15 public and 28 private. Acceptance rates range from 7% to 100%, with Washington University of Science and Technology admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $22,213 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $54,869.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University of Science and Technology | 7% | — | $13,785 | — | — | 67% |
| Washington and Lee University | 14% | 1430–1540 | $68,045 | $23,781 | $94,810 | 94% |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | 17% | 1410–1540 | $21,803 | $21,565 | $86,863 | 96% |
| University of Richmond | 22% | 1410–1530 | $65,230 | $31,309 | $76,178 | 85% |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | 29% | 945–1120 | $11,780 | $9,210 | $45,325 | 47% |
| William & Mary | 34% | 1400–1530 | $25,914 | $19,096 | $73,490 | 89% |
| Regent University | 38% | 990–1250 | $21,650 | $19,923 | $44,498 | 57% |
| Hampden-Sydney College | 41% | 1030–1250 | $54,550 | $22,400 | $67,640 | 62% |
| University of Lynchburg | 43% | 980–1230 | $36,750 | $22,235 | $56,380 | 57% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 55% | 1280–1450 | $15,948 | $24,953 | $81,698 | 86% |
| Averett University | 57% | 926–1143 | $38,550 | $22,925 | $51,516 | 48% |
| Bluefield University | 59% | — | $26,770 | $25,573 | $48,896 | 18% |
| Hampton University | 62% | 790–1090 | $30,592 | $25,319 | $59,159 | 57% |
| Hollins University | 68% | 1150–1340 | $43,560 | $20,896 | $40,075 | 65% |
| Virginia Military Institute | 71% | 1050–1270 | $21,046 | $17,113 | $77,369 | 76% |
| James Madison University | 72% | 1170–1340 | $14,250 | $23,322 | $69,954 | 80% |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 73% | — | $37,500 | $19,676 | $50,074 | 42% |
| Sweet Briar College | 76% | 1100–1310 | $26,160 | $17,758 | $51,943 | 52% |
| Shenandoah University | 77% | — | $36,950 | $30,298 | $58,433 | 67% |
| Patrick Henry College | 77% | 1240–1420 | $28,425 | — | — | 74% |
| University of Mary Washington | 80% | 1170–1370 | $14,640 | $20,667 | $60,613 | 66% |
| Roanoke College | 83% | 1090–1300 | $38,068 | $24,503 | $58,047 | 67% |
| Emory & Henry University | 84% | 1051–1223 | $39,000 | $19,061 | $47,385 | 56% |
| Christopher Newport University | 86% | 1060–1290 | $16,828 | $23,015 | $60,509 | 72% |
| Randolph-Macon College | 87% | 980–1220 | $49,466 | $27,866 | $58,448 | 71% |
| George Mason University | 88% | 1160–1360 | $14,220 | $17,915 | $76,343 | 68% |
| Norfolk State University | 88% | 823–1030 | $10,180 | $15,282 | $44,666 | 39% |
| Virginia State University | 89% | 840–1070 | $10,043 | $15,840 | $45,543 | 39% |
| Ferrum College | 89% | — | $28,520 | $20,082 | $44,296 | 32% |
| Radford University | 90% | 940–1160 | $12,548 | $14,578 | $53,739 | 49% |
| Chamberlain University-Virginia | 90% | — | $20,785 | $33,199 | $92,405 | 100% |
| Longwood University | 90% | 1030–1210 | $15,744 | $19,066 | $52,347 | 61% |
| Old Dominion University | 90% | 1100–1280 | $12,750 | $14,638 | $54,914 | 46% |
| Bridgewater College | 92% | 1020–1360 | $16,090 | $17,800 | $53,453 | 53% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 93% | 1010–1270 | $16,945 | $23,433 | $58,128 | 63% |
| Marymount University | 93% | — | $40,920 | $29,137 | $67,516 | 54% |
| Randolph College | 94% | 1100–1210 | $30,310 | $15,921 | $53,409 | 46% |
| Southern Virginia University | 96% | — | $21,280 | $22,213 | $50,002 | 34% |
| Virginia Union University | 98% | 850–885 | $17,450 | $13,235 | $38,275 | 34% |
| Liberty University | 99% | — | $22,465 | $29,357 | $44,813 | 65% |
| Eastern Mennonite University | 100% | — | $43,920 | $24,588 | $54,869 | 67% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | 100% | — | $24,413 | $38,690 | $34,657 | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake | 100% | — | $24,653 | $33,626 | $34,657 | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
University of Virginia's College at Wise has the lowest average net price in Virginia at $9,210 a year after grants and scholarships. Virginia Union University ($13,235) is next.
Students who enrolled at Washington and Lee University report median earnings of $94,810 ten years after entering.
Virginia has 43 colleges with published admissions data — 15 public and 28 private. Acceptance rates range from 7% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in Virginia is $14,640 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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