For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Virginia colleges is 65.37%, 260,608 accepted out of 398,690 applicants.
For Virginia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 27,349 (7.36%) compared to last year, from 371,341 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,954, which is more than 3.76% last year.
Virginia colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.95% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Virginia colleges. The yield decreased by 0.41%.
Among Virginia colleges, Washington University of Science and Technology has the lowest acceptance rate of 10.92% with 19 accepted students out of 174 applicants. University of Virginia-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 56,528 and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,265.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Virginia. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University of Science and Technology | 174 | 19 | 19 | 10.92% | 100.00% |
| Riverside College of Health Careers | 30 28 | 5 3 | 4 2 | 16.67% -83.33% | 80.00% -20.00% |
| Washington and Lee University | 6,820 -404 | 1,159 -66 | 487 11 | 16.99% 0.03% | 42.02% 3.16% |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | 56,528 5,602 | 9,610 107 | 4,036 14 | 17.00% -1.66% | 42.00% -0.32% |
| Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing | 215 62 | 47 -3 | 47 -1 | 21.86% -10.82% | 100.00% 4.00% |
| University of Richmond | 15,121 757 | 3,478 -23 | 835 -16 | 23.00% -1.37% | 24.01% -0.30% |
| William & Mary | 17,548 -539 | 5,791 -268 | 1,621 -21 | 33.00% -0.50% | 27.99% 0.89% |
| Regent University | 7,261 272 | 2,977 717 | 655 133 | 41.00% 8.66% | 22.00% -1.10% |
| Hampton University | 12,119 -2,890 | 5,817 -5,360 | 1,222 355 | 48.00% -26.47% | 21.01% 13.25% |
| Averett University | 3,322 998 | 1,595 -172 | 287 36 | 48.01% -28.02% | 17.99% 3.79% |
| Hampden-Sydney College | 2,224 -1,038 | 1,112 -186 | 245 -34 | 50.00% 10.21% | 22.03% 0.54% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 47,208 1,887 | 26,909 1,084 | 7,265 99 | 57.00% 0.02% | 27.00% -0.75% |
| Advanced Technology Institute | 333 -50 | 203 -66 | 118 -73 | 60.96% -9.28% | 58.13% -12.87% |
| Bluefield University | 1,057 73 | 666 46 | 180 31 | 63.01% 0.00% | 27.03% 3.00% |
| Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing | 113 -8 | 76 -13 | 38 -29 | 67.26% -6.29% | 50.00% -25.28% |
| Hollins University | 2,992 -283 | 2,124 -247 | 191 -19 | 70.99% -1.41% | 8.99% 0.13% |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 2,651 933 | 1,882 483 | 376 95 | 70.99% -10.44% | 19.98% -0.11% |
| Sweet Briar College | 1,136 -68 | 818 -94 | 139 -15 | 72.01% -3.74% | 16.99% 0.10% |
| Richard Bland College | 1,747 169 | 1,258 10 | 415 20 | 72.01% -7.08% | 32.99% 1.34% |
| James Madison University | 35,750 5,023 | 27,170 3,108 | 4,891 28 | 76.00% -2.31% | 18.00% -2.21% |
| Shenandoah University | 3,763 1,467 | 2,935 1,090 | 499 24 | 78.00% -2.36% | 17.00% -8.75% |
| Roanoke College | 6,829 1,774 | 5,463 1,431 | 546 44 | 80.00% 0.24% | 9.99% -2.46% |
| Marymount University | 3,598 95 | 2,914 62 | 408 53 | 80.99% -0.43% | 14.00% 1.55% |
| Patrick Henry College | 222 -14 | 182 3 | 98 -5 | 81.98% 6.13% | 53.85% -3.69% |
| Virginia Military Institute | 1,171 -21 | 960 113 | 470 112 | 81.98% 10.92% | 48.96% 6.69% |
| University of Lynchburg | 4,813 1,583 | 3,947 848 | 474 64 | 82.01% -13.93% | 12.01% -1.22% |
| ECPI University | 4,099 -870 | 3,402 -707 | 1,123 99 | 83.00% 0.31% | 33.01% 8.09% |
| Randolph-Macon College | 2,620 174 | 2,175 85 | 435 20 | 83.02% -2.43% | 20.00% 0.14% |
| Longwood University | 6,078 36 | 5,166 -138 | 775 -19 | 85.00% -2.79% | 15.00% 0.03% |
| University of Mary Washington | 4,606 -103 | 3,961 -79 | 753 4 | 86.00% 0.21% | 19.01% 0.47% |
| Eastern Virginia Career College | 90 26 | 78 42 | 73 37 | 86.67% 30.42% | 93.59% -6.41% |
| Norfolk State University | 10,211 1,327 | 8,884 933 | 1,510 210 | 87.00% -2.50% | 17.00% 0.65% |
| Christopher Newport University | 7,062 -366 | 6,215 -125 | 1,181 20 | 88.01% 2.66% | 19.00% 0.69% |
| Virginia State University | 10,577 2,347 | 9,414 2,030 | 1,412 30 | 89.00% -0.72% | 15.00% -3.72% |
| George Mason University | 22,579 2,578 | 20,095 2,094 | 4,421 277 | 89.00% -1.00% | 22.00% -1.02% |
| Bridgewater College | 3,984 582 | 3,625 551 | 435 13 | 90.99% 0.63% | 12.00% -1.73% |
| Old Dominion University | 15,216 781 | 13,847 113 | 2,769 -315 | 91.00% -4.14% | 20.00% -2.46% |
| Radford University | 11,072 -370 | 10,076 -604 | 1,108 -118 | 91.00% -2.34% | 11.00% -0.48% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 19,052 810 | 17,718 1,118 | 4,430 263 | 93.00% 2.00% | 25.00% -0.10% |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | 1,414 579 | 1,329 698 | 292 41 | 93.99% 18.42% | 21.97% -17.81% |
| Randolph College | 1,935 333 | 1,838 316 | 202 55 | 94.99% -0.02% | 10.99% 1.33% |
| Emory & Henry University | 2,349 61 | 2,255 39 | 338 -9 | 96.00% -0.85% | 14.99% -0.67% |
| Virginia Union University | 2,771 -1,615 | 2,716 -817 | 407 12 | 98.02% 17.47% | 14.99% 3.81% |
| Liberty University | 36,921 5,978 | 36,552 5,829 | 6,579 465 | 99.00% -0.29% | 18.00% -1.90% |
| Chamberlain University-Virginia | 2 -2 | 2 | 1 | 100.00% 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Eastern Mennonite University | 1,179 35 | 1,179 41 | 189 -14 | 100.00% 0.52% | 16.03% -1.81% |
| DeVry University-Virginia | 1 -5 | 1 -1 | 1 -1 | 100.00% 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Ferrum College | 1,483 31 | 1,483 259 | 237 -1 | 100.00% 15.70% | 15.98% -3.46% |
| Centra College | 1 -14 | 1 -5 | - | 100.00% 60.00% | - |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | 40 1 | 40 1 | 19 3 | 100.00% | 47.50% 6.47% |
| Southern Virginia University | 1,101 11 | 1,101 17 | 297 -83 | 100.00% 0.55% | 26.98% -8.08% |