Colleges in Virginia: admission rates, test scores and cost

43 colleges in Virginia that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in Virginia, most selective first
College	Admission rate	SAT middle 50%	Average net price	Graduation rate
Washington University of Science and Technology	7.3%	Not reported	$22,271	33%
Washington and Lee University	14%	1430–1540	$25,279	96%
University of Virginia-Main Campus	17%	1410–1540	$18,056 in-state	94%
University of Richmond	22%	1410–1530	$34,256	87%
University of Virginia's College at Wise	28%	945–1120	$5,869 in-state	44%
William & Mary	34%	1400–1530	$18,880 in-state	88%
Regent University	38%	990–1250	$18,135	52%
Hampden-Sydney College	41%	1030–1250	$26,626	63%
University of Lynchburg	43%	980–1230	$27,198	59%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	55%	1280–1450	$25,808 in-state	86%
Averett University	57%	926–1143	$27,629	45%
Bluefield University	59%	Not reported	$18,402	26%
Hampton University	62%	790–1090	$25,683	64%
Hollins University	68%	1150–1340	$20,875	69%
Virginia Military Institute	71%	1050–1270	$15,585 in-state	72%
James Madison University	72%	1170–1340	$23,550 in-state	80%
Virginia Wesleyan University	73%	Not reported	$20,237	45%
Sweet Briar College	76%	1100–1310	$21,856	57%
Shenandoah University	77%	Not reported	$31,149	63%
Patrick Henry College	77%	1240–1420	Not reported	74%
University of Mary Washington	80%	1170–1370	$23,821 in-state	65%
Roanoke College	83%	1090–1300	$25,867	64%
Emory & Henry University	84%	1051–1223	$24,031	58%
Christopher Newport University	86%	1060–1290	$22,310 in-state	75%
Randolph-Macon College	87%	980–1220	$28,145	74%
George Mason University	88%	1160–1360	$14,697 in-state	67%
Norfolk State University	88%	823–1030	$12,180 in-state	35%
Virginia State University	89%	840–1070	$14,893 in-state	37%
Ferrum College	89%	Not reported	$18,070	35%
Radford University	90%	940–1160	$13,701 in-state	48%
Chamberlain University-Virginia	90%	Not reported	$44,710	0%
Longwood University	90%	1030–1210	$20,773 in-state	62%
Old Dominion University	90%	1100–1280	$12,913 in-state	43%
Bridgewater College	92%	1020–1360	$21,083	52%
Virginia Commonwealth University	93%	1010–1270	$25,037 in-state	65%
Marymount University	93%	Not reported	$28,521	55%
Randolph College	94%	1100–1210	$22,101	54%
Southern Virginia University	96%	Not reported	$23,913	40%
Virginia Union University	98%	850–885	$29,932	28%
Liberty University	99%	Not reported	$29,235	64%
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake	100%	Not reported	$35,466	Not reported
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church	100%	Not reported	$32,806	Not reported
Eastern Mennonite University	100%	Not reported	$24,731	60%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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