A total of 474,669 students are enrolled in Virginia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Virginia colleges and universites, 49,836 students are 18 years old or younger(10.50%), 102,066 students are 18 or 19 years old (21.50%), 92,029 students are between 20 and 22 years old (19.39%), 65,098 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.71%), and 54,206 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.42%).
57,086 students are between 30 and 39 years old (12.03%), 31,803 students are between 40 and 49 years old (6.70%), 21,616 students are 50 years old or older (4.55%).
In Virginia 4-year colleges and universites, 2,788 students are 18 years old or younger(0.43%), 66,531 students are 18 or 19 years old (10.26%), 72,466 students are between 20 and 22 years old (11.17%), 51,331 students are between 22 and 24 years old (7.91%), 42,120 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.49%), 44,177 students are between 30 and 39 years old (6.81%), 26,090 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.02%), 17,951 students are 50 years old or older (2.77%)
In Virginia community colleges, there are 82,349 students are younger than 20 years old (27.62%), 32,855 students are between 20 and 24 years old (11.02%), 11,831 students are between 25 and 29 years old (3.97%), and 21,988 students are 30 years old or older (7.38%).
In Virginia trade schools, there are 234 students are younger than 20 years old (9.26%), 475 students are between 20 and 24 years old (18.80%), 255 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.10%), and 299 students are 30 years old or older (11.84%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 474,669 | 49,836 (10.50%) |
102,066 (21.50%) |
92,029 (19.39%) |
65,098 (13.71%) |
54,206 (11.42%) |
57,086 (12.03%) |
31,803 (6.70%) |
21,616 (4.55%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 648,686 | 2,788 (0.43%) |
66,531 (10.26%) |
72,466 (11.17%) |
51,331 (7.91%) |
42,120 (6.49%) |
44,177 (6.81%) |
26,090 (4.02%) |
17,951 (2.77%) |
| Community Colleges | 298,126 | 47,036 (15.78%) |
35,313 (11.84%) |
19,343 (6.49%) |
13,512 (4.53%) |
11,831 (3.97%) |
12,683 (4.25%) |
5,657 (1.90%) |
3,648 (1.22%) |
| Trade Schools | 2,526 | 12 (0.48%) |
222 (8.79%) |
220 (8.71%) |
255 (10.10%) |
255 (10.10%) |
226 (8.95%) |
56 (2.22%) |
17 (0.67%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Virginia colleges. A total of 474,669 students have enrolled in Virginia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Beauty School-Newport NewsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 85 | 3 (3.53%) |
19 (22.35%) |
14 (16.47%) | 22 (25.88%) |
7 (8.24%) |
14 (16.47%) |
4 (4.71%) | 2 (2.35%) |
| Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 50 | - | 5 (10.00%) |
11 (22.00%) | 5 (10.00%) |
12 (24.00%) |
14 (28.00%) |
1 (2.00%) | 2 (4.00%) |
| DeVry University-VirginiaPrivate, 4-year | 76 | - | 2 (2.63%) |
2 (2.63%) | 7 (9.21%) |
25 (32.89%) |
28 (36.84%) |
7 (9.21%) | 5 (6.58%) |
| The Chrysm Institute of EstheticsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 217 | 2 (0.92%) |
14 (6.45%) |
19 (8.76%) | 48 (22.12%) |
71 (32.72%) |
48 (22.12%) |
12 (5.53%) | 3 (1.38%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-WoodbridgePrivate, Less than 2-year | 37 | - | 7 (18.92%) |
9 (24.32%) | 7 (18.92%) |
7 (18.92%) |
7 (18.92%) |
- | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Virginia BeachPrivate, Less than 2-year | 171 | - | 32 (18.71%) |
32 (18.71%) | 36 (21.05%) |
33 (19.30%) |
30 (17.54%) |
7 (4.09%) | 1 (0.58%) |
| Chamberlain University-VirginiaPrivate, 4-year | 663 | - | 3 (0.45%) |
30 (4.52%) | 122 (18.40%) |
184 (27.75%) |
202 (30.47%) |
102 (15.38%) | 20 (3.02%) |
| Empire Beauty School-RichmondPrivate, Less than 2-year | 50 | - | 14 (28.00%) |
14 (28.00%) | 11 (22.00%) |
5 (10.00%) |
5 (10.00%) |
1 (2.00%) | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons CornerPrivate, Less than 2-year | 129 | - | 25 (19.38%) |
29 (22.48%) | 22 (17.05%) |
26 (20.16%) |
19 (14.73%) |
6 (4.65%) | 2 (1.55%) |
| Culpeper Cosmetology Training CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 59 | - | 13 (22.03%) |
14 (23.73%) | 12 (20.34%) |
7 (11.86%) |
9 (15.25%) |
3 (5.08%) | 1 (1.69%) |
| Empire Beauty School-MidlothianPrivate, Less than 2-year | 84 | - | 14 (16.67%) |
13 (15.48%) | 15 (17.86%) |
20 (23.81%) |
17 (20.24%) |
5 (5.95%) | - |
| ECPI UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 11,740 | 83 (0.71%) |
612 (5.21%) |
1,010 (8.60%) | 1,817 (15.48%) |
2,896 (24.67%) |
3,585 (30.54%) |
1,342 (11.43%) | 395 (3.36%) |
| Wytheville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,116 | 842 (39.79%) |
488 (23.06%) |
191 (9.03%) | 143 (6.76%) |
139 (6.57%) |
158 (7.47%) |
91 (4.30%) | 64 (3.02%) |
| Washington and Lee UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,243 | 18 (0.80%) |
835 (37.23%) |
901 (40.17%) | 281 (12.53%) |
174 (7.76%) |
32 (1.43%) |
1 (0.04%) | 1 (0.04%) |
| Virginia State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,648 | 19 (0.41%) |
1,788 (38.47%) |
1,377 (29.63%) | 853 (18.35%) |
257 (5.53%) |
183 (3.94%) |
83 (1.79%) | 88 (1.89%) |
| Asher Institute of HamptonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 116 | 1 (0.86%) |
9 (7.76%) |
14 (12.07%) | 24 (20.69%) |
23 (19.83%) |
29 (25.00%) |
13 (11.21%) | 3 (2.59%) |
| University of Virginia-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 26,082 | 176 (0.67%) |
7,149 (27.41%) |
8,220 (31.52%) | 3,474 (13.32%) |
3,535 (13.55%) |
2,164 (8.30%) |
882 (3.38%) | 480 (1.84%) |
| Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPublic, 4-year | 28,082 | 251 (0.89%) |
7,466 (26.59%) |
7,577 (26.98%) | 5,779 (20.58%) |
3,610 (12.86%) |
2,242 (7.98%) |
807 (2.87%) | 350 (1.25%) |
| Virginia Western Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,860 | 1,931 (32.95%) |
1,418 (24.20%) |
683 (11.66%) | 509 (8.69%) |
433 (7.39%) |
521 (8.89%) |
221 (3.77%) | 144 (2.46%) |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 38,170 | 149 (0.39%) |
12,380 (32.43%) |
13,772 (36.08%) | 5,994 (15.70%) |
3,272 (8.57%) |
1,774 (4.65%) |
557 (1.46%) | 272 (0.71%) |
| Virginia Highlands Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,068 | 677 (32.74%) |
480 (23.21%) |
219 (10.59%) | 157 (7.59%) |
166 (8.03%) |
216 (10.44%) |
107 (5.17%) | 46 (2.22%) |
| Tidewater Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 16,195 | 3,402 (21.01%) |
3,505 (21.64%) |
2,215 (13.68%) | 1,694 (10.46%) |
1,916 (11.83%) |
2,034 (12.56%) |
862 (5.32%) | 567 (3.50%) |
| Virginia Peninsula Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,018 | 1,584 (26.32%) |
1,313 (21.82%) |
777 (12.91%) | 627 (10.42%) |
615 (10.22%) |
665 (11.05%) |
272 (4.52%) | 165 (2.74%) |
| Sweet Briar CollegePrivate, 4-year | 460 | 10 (2.17%) |
233 (50.65%) |
165 (35.87%) | 42 (9.13%) |
5 (1.09%) |
1 (0.22%) |
- | 1 (0.22%) |
| Staunton School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 22 | - | 7 (31.82%) |
6 (27.27%) | 4 (18.18%) |
3 (13.64%) |
2 (9.09%) |
- | - |
| Southwest Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,163 | 578 (26.72%) |
592 (27.37%) |
260 (12.02%) | 195 (9.02%) |
169 (7.81%) |
200 (9.25%) |
112 (5.18%) | 57 (2.64%) |
| Southside Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,112 | 1,383 (44.44%) |
487 (15.65%) |
247 (7.94%) | 200 (6.43%) |
211 (6.78%) |
303 (9.74%) |
179 (5.75%) | 102 (3.28%) |
| Southern Virginia UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,053 | 4 (0.38%) |
350 (33.24%) |
282 (26.78%) | 283 (26.88%) |
75 (7.12%) |
13 (1.23%) |
3 (0.28%) | 3 (0.28%) |
| Shenandoah UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,260 | 348 (8.17%) |
878 (20.61%) |
831 (19.51%) | 729 (17.11%) |
571 (13.40%) |
409 (9.60%) |
285 (6.69%) | 200 (4.69%) |
| Roanoke CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,826 | 21 (1.15%) |
799 (43.76%) |
785 (42.99%) | 166 (9.09%) |
27 (1.48%) |
15 (0.82%) |
7 (0.38%) | 4 (0.22%) |
| University of RichmondPrivate, 4-year | 3,876 | 1 (0.03%) |
1,105 (28.51%) |
1,321 (34.08%) | 839 (21.65%) |
294 (7.59%) |
179 (4.62%) |
78 (2.01%) | 59 (1.52%) |
| Richard Bland CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,051 | 541 (26.38%) |
992 (48.37%) |
332 (16.19%) | 99 (4.83%) |
20 (0.98%) |
19 (0.93%) |
1 (0.05%) | 7 (0.34%) |
| Rappahannock Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,591 | 1,266 (48.86%) |
490 (18.91%) |
232 (8.95%) | 141 (5.44%) |
137 (5.29%) |
182 (7.02%) |
87 (3.36%) | 56 (2.16%) |
| Randolph-Macon CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,490 | 21 (1.41%) |
647 (43.42%) |
699 (46.91%) | 108 (7.25%) |
9 (0.60%) |
5 (0.34%) |
1 (0.07%) | - |
| Sylvain Melloul International Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 116 | 4 (3.45%) |
33 (28.45%) |
19 (16.38%) | 17 (14.66%) |
20 (17.24%) |
19 (16.38%) |
2 (1.72%) | 2 (1.72%) |
| Radford UniversityPublic, 4-year | 7,718 | 121 (1.57%) |
2,145 (27.79%) |
2,134 (27.65%) | 1,546 (20.03%) |
635 (8.23%) |
574 (7.44%) |
351 (4.55%) | 212 (2.75%) |
| Piedmont Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,022 | 1,834 (36.52%) |
1,057 (21.05%) |
528 (10.51%) | 410 (8.16%) |
380 (7.57%) |
487 (9.70%) |
197 (3.92%) | 129 (2.57%) |
| Paul D Camp Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,188 | 577 (48.57%) |
213 (17.93%) |
88 (7.41%) | 57 (4.80%) |
67 (5.64%) |
91 (7.66%) |
50 (4.21%) | 45 (3.79%) |
| Patrick & Henry Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,861 | 479 (25.74%) |
655 (35.20%) |
231 (12.41%) | 155 (8.33%) |
139 (7.47%) |
115 (6.18%) |
55 (2.96%) | 32 (1.72%) |
| Old Dominion UniversityPublic, 4-year | 23,107 | 311 (1.35%) |
5,204 (22.52%) |
4,873 (21.09%) | 4,185 (18.11%) |
3,223 (13.95%) |
3,255 (14.09%) |
1,355 (5.86%) | 701 (3.03%) |
| Northern Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 51,896 | 16,483 (31.76%) |
12,637 (24.35%) |
7,463 (14.38%) | 5,034 (9.70%) |
3,844 (7.41%) |
3,563 (6.87%) |
1,595 (3.07%) | 1,277 (2.46%) |
| New River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,980 | 1,625 (40.83%) |
963 (24.20%) |
462 (11.61%) | 269 (6.76%) |
245 (6.16%) |
260 (6.53%) |
101 (2.54%) | 55 (1.38%) |
| Mountain Empire Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,928 | 720 (37.34%) |
385 (19.97%) |
202 (10.48%) | 149 (7.73%) |
149 (7.73%) |
180 (9.34%) |
97 (5.03%) | 46 (2.39%) |
| Marymount UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,711 | 461 (12.42%) |
621 (16.73%) |
581 (15.66%) | 628 (16.92%) |
507 (13.66%) |
400 (10.78%) |
290 (7.81%) | 223 (6.01%) |
| University of LynchburgPrivate, 4-year | 2,394 | 56 (2.34%) |
648 (27.07%) |
659 (27.53%) | 382 (15.96%) |
205 (8.56%) |
227 (9.48%) |
135 (5.64%) | 82 (3.43%) |
| Laurel Ridge Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,720 | 2,496 (43.64%) |
1,331 (23.27%) |
558 (9.76%) | 355 (6.21%) |
319 (5.58%) |
402 (7.03%) |
179 (3.13%) | 80 (1.40%) |
| Longwood UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,358 | 22 (0.50%) |
1,296 (29.74%) |
1,291 (29.62%) | 659 (15.12%) |
272 (6.24%) |
401 (9.20%) |
279 (6.40%) | 138 (3.17%) |
| Liberty UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 96,709 | 186 (0.19%) |
7,399 (7.65%) |
9,950 (10.29%) | 11,120 (11.50%) |
14,377 (14.87%) |
22,627 (23.40%) |
16,970 (17.55%) | 13,254 (13.71%) |
| Brightpoint Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,792 | 2,988 (33.99%) |
1,980 (22.52%) |
1,165 (13.25%) | 807 (9.18%) |
713 (8.11%) |
683 (7.77%) |
281 (3.20%) | 175 (1.99%) |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,527 | 1,771 (23.53%) |
1,535 (20.39%) |
990 (13.15%) | 839 (11.15%) |
761 (10.11%) |
954 (12.67%) |
432 (5.74%) | 245 (3.25%) |
| Hollins UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 803 | - | 190 (23.66%) |
309 (38.48%) | 182 (22.67%) |
45 (5.60%) |
32 (3.99%) |
20 (2.49%) | 25 (3.11%) |
| Germanna Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,688 | 2,205 (28.68%) |
2,020 (26.27%) |
1,082 (14.07%) | 709 (9.22%) |
583 (7.58%) |
628 (8.17%) |
319 (4.15%) | 142 (1.85%) |
| George Mason UniversityPublic, 4-year | 39,049 | 319 (0.82%) |
7,234 (18.53%) |
8,547 (21.89%) | 9,315 (23.85%) |
6,367 (16.31%) |
4,392 (11.25%) |
1,807 (4.63%) | 1,061 (2.72%) |
| Ferrum CollegePrivate, 4-year | 855 | 31 (3.63%) |
319 (37.31%) |
288 (33.68%) | 182 (21.29%) |
18 (2.11%) |
11 (1.29%) |
4 (0.47%) | 2 (0.23%) |
| Eastern Shore Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 658 | 229 (34.80%) |
170 (25.84%) |
87 (13.22%) | 54 (8.21%) |
37 (5.62%) |
49 (7.45%) |
22 (3.34%) | 10 (1.52%) |
| Eastern Mennonite UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,334 | 66 (4.95%) |
337 (25.26%) |
330 (24.74%) | 137 (10.27%) |
109 (8.17%) |
146 (10.94%) |
118 (8.85%) | 91 (6.82%) |
| Emory & Henry UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,358 | 30 (2.21%) |
577 (42.49%) |
393 (28.94%) | 224 (16.49%) |
107 (7.88%) |
20 (1.47%) |
4 (0.29%) | 3 (0.22%) |
| Danville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,274 | 896 (39.40%) |
492 (21.64%) |
230 (10.11%) | 168 (7.39%) |
158 (6.95%) |
187 (8.22%) |
91 (4.00%) | 52 (2.29%) |
| Mountain Gateway Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 946 | 480 (50.74%) |
193 (20.40%) |
82 (8.67%) | 58 (6.13%) |
46 (4.86%) |
55 (5.81%) |
18 (1.90%) | 14 (1.48%) |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachPrivate, 4-year | 1,281 | 5 (0.39%) |
170 (13.27%) |
132 (10.30%) | 164 (12.80%) |
255 (19.91%) |
346 (27.01%) |
146 (11.40%) | 63 (4.92%) |
| Christopher Newport UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,559 | 13 (0.29%) |
1,919 (42.09%) |
2,040 (44.75%) | 523 (11.47%) |
45 (0.99%) |
12 (0.26%) |
3 (0.07%) | 4 (0.09%) |
| Central Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,388 | 1,208 (35.66%) |
756 (22.31%) |
426 (12.57%) | 261 (7.70%) |
253 (7.47%) |
299 (8.83%) |
117 (3.45%) | 68 (2.01%) |
| Central School of Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year | 21 | - | - | 1 (4.76%) | 16 (76.19%) |
4 (19.05%) |
- | - | - |
| William & MaryPublic, 4-year | 9,654 | 60 (0.62%) |
3,257 (33.74%) |
3,059 (31.69%) | 1,148 (11.89%) |
899 (9.31%) |
735 (7.61%) |
349 (3.62%) | 147 (1.52%) |
| Bridgewater CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,421 | 5 (0.35%) |
672 (47.29%) |
568 (39.97%) | 162 (11.40%) |
7 (0.49%) |
1 (0.07%) |
2 (0.14%) | 4 (0.28%) |
| Blue Ridge Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,562 | 839 (23.55%) |
1,029 (28.89%) |
529 (14.85%) | 373 (10.47%) |
273 (7.66%) |
340 (9.55%) |
126 (3.54%) | 53 (1.49%) |
| Averett UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,363 | 1 (0.07%) |
296 (21.72%) |
340 (24.94%) | 280 (20.54%) |
115 (8.44%) |
166 (12.18%) |
102 (7.48%) | 63 (4.62%) |
| Advanced Technology InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 459 | 2 (0.44%) |
132 (28.76%) |
64 (13.94%) | 49 (10.68%) |
58 (12.64%) |
92 (20.04%) |
45 (9.80%) | 17 (3.70%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-RoanokePrivate, Less than 2-year | 106 | 2 (1.89%) |
30 (28.30%) |
25 (23.58%) | 16 (15.09%) |
17 (16.04%) |
13 (12.26%) |
2 (1.89%) | 1 (0.94%) |