A total of 548,397 students are enrolled in Virginia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 431,952 undergraduate and 116,445 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 78.77% and the proportion of graduate students is 21.23%.
By school level, 393,039 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 152,088 students enrolled in community colleges, and 3,270 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Virginia colleges, Liberty University has the most number of students of 96,709 among 4-year colleges. For Virginia community colleges, Northern Virginia Community College has the most students of 51,896 and Tidewater Tech-Trades is the largest trade school with 454.
By attending status, there are 341,221 full-time students and 207,176 part-time students at Virginia colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between Virginia colleges. A total of 548,397 students have enrolled in Virginia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
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Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
Paul Mitchell the School-RoanokePrivate, Less than 2-year | 106 | 106 | 83 | 23 | - | - | - |
Advanced Technology InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 459 | 459 | 459 | - | - | - | - |
Averett UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,363 | 1,140 | 1,022 | 118 | 223 | 18 | 205 |
Blue Ridge Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,562 | 3,562 | 1,085 | 2,477 | - | - | - |
Bluefield UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 991 | 705 | 626 | 79 | 286 | 271 | 15 |
Bridgewater CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,421 | 1,385 | 1,380 | 5 | 36 | 33 | 3 |
William & MaryPublic, 4-year | 9,654 | 6,797 | 6,716 | 81 | 2,857 | 1,693 | 1,164 |
Regent UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 10,337 | 4,541 | 2,382 | 2,159 | 5,796 | 2,201 | 3,595 |
Central School of Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year | 21 | 21 | 12 | 9 | - | - | - |
Central Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,388 | 3,388 | 1,042 | 2,346 | - | - | - |
Christopher Newport UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,559 | 4,449 | 4,347 | 102 | 110 | 85 | 25 |
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachPrivate, 4-year | 1,281 | 1,281 | 705 | 576 | - | - | - |
Mountain Gateway Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 946 | 946 | 283 | 663 | - | - | - |
Danville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,274 | 2,274 | 897 | 1,377 | - | - | - |
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolPublic, 4-year | 1,319 | - | - | - | 1,319 | 1,077 | 242 |
Centura College-Virginia BeachPrivate, 2-4 year | 109 | 109 | 73 | 36 | - | - | - |
Emory & Henry UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,358 | 1,082 | 1,058 | 24 | 276 | 271 | 5 |
Eastern Mennonite UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,334 | 892 | 783 | 109 | 442 | 93 | 349 |
Eastern Shore Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 658 | 658 | 170 | 488 | - | - | - |
Ferrum CollegePrivate, 4-year | 855 | 835 | 754 | 81 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
George Mason UniversityPublic, 4-year | 39,049 | 27,014 | 21,512 | 5,502 | 12,035 | 5,609 | 6,426 |
Germanna Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,688 | 7,688 | 2,165 | 5,523 | - | - | - |
Hampden-Sydney CollegePrivate, 4-year | 846 | 846 | 838 | 8 | - | - | - |
Hampton UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,286 | 2,846 | 2,648 | 198 | 440 | 353 | 87 |
Hollins UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 803 | 691 | 690 | 1 | 112 | 31 | 81 |
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,527 | 7,527 | 2,352 | 5,175 | - | - | - |
James Madison UniversityPublic, 4-year | 22,224 | 20,346 | 18,937 | 1,409 | 1,878 | 1,047 | 831 |
Brightpoint Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,792 | 8,792 | 1,975 | 6,817 | - | - | - |
Liberty UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 96,709 | 48,906 | 31,034 | 17,872 | 47,803 | 22,957 | 24,846 |
Longwood UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,358 | 3,154 | 2,871 | 283 | 1,204 | 313 | 891 |
Laurel Ridge Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,720 | 5,720 | 1,745 | 3,975 | - | - | - |
University of LynchburgPrivate, 4-year | 2,394 | 1,589 | 1,511 | 78 | 805 | 571 | 234 |
Centra CollegePrivate, 4-year | 227 | 227 | 26 | 201 | - | - | - |
Mary Baldwin UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,957 | 1,314 | 1,088 | 226 | 643 | 375 | 268 |
University of Mary WashingtonPublic, 4-year | 3,757 | 3,493 | 2,982 | 511 | 264 | 98 | 166 |
Marymount UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,711 | 2,275 | 1,644 | 631 | 1,436 | 642 | 794 |
Sovah School of Health ProfessionsPrivate, 2-4 year | 23 | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - |
Mountain Empire Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,928 | 1,928 | 822 | 1,106 | - | - | - |
American National UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,113 | 950 | 300 | 650 | 163 | 118 | 45 |
New River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,980 | 3,980 | 1,372 | 2,608 | - | - | - |
Sentara College of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 331 | 286 | 227 | 59 | 45 | 41 | 4 |
Tidewater Tech-TradesPrivate, Less than 2-year | 454 | 454 | 371 | 83 | - | - | - |
Norfolk State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 5,783 | 5,337 | 4,618 | 719 | 446 | 276 | 170 |
Northern Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 51,896 | 51,896 | 13,327 | 38,569 | - | - | - |
Old Dominion UniversityPublic, 4-year | 23,107 | 18,375 | 13,896 | 4,479 | 4,732 | 1,686 | 3,046 |
Patrick & Henry Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,861 | 1,861 | 1,048 | 813 | - | - | - |
Paul D Camp Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,188 | 1,188 | 303 | 885 | - | - | - |
Southside College of Health SciencesPrivate, 2-4 year | 103 | 103 | 8 | 95 | - | - | - |
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,022 | 5,022 | 998 | 4,024 | - | - | - |
Radford UniversityPublic, 4-year | 7,718 | 6,008 | 5,488 | 520 | 1,710 | 703 | 1,007 |
Sylvain Melloul International Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 116 | 116 | 99 | 17 | - | - | - |
Randolph-Macon CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,490 | 1,490 | 1,450 | 40 | - | - | - |
Randolph CollegePrivate, 4-year | 553 | 478 | 461 | 17 | 75 | 71 | 4 |
Rappahannock Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,591 | 2,591 | 634 | 1,957 | - | - | - |
Fortis College-NorfolkPrivate, 2-4 year | 410 | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - |
Richard Bland CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,051 | 2,051 | 720 | 1,331 | - | - | - |
Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingPrivate, 4-year | 481 | 481 | 382 | 99 | - | - | - |
University of RichmondPrivate, 4-year | 3,876 | 3,145 | 3,019 | 126 | 731 | 476 | 255 |
Riverside College of Health CareersPrivate, 4-year | 338 | 338 | 271 | 67 | - | - | - |
Roanoke CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,826 | 1,826 | 1,759 | 67 | - | - | - |
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical ImagingPrivate, 2-4 year | 27 | 27 | 27 | - | - | - | - |
Shenandoah UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,260 | 2,461 | 2,040 | 421 | 1,799 | 864 | 935 |
Southern Virginia UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,053 | 1,053 | 1,010 | 43 | - | - | - |
Southside Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,112 | 3,112 | 942 | 2,170 | - | - | - |
Southwest Virginia Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,163 | 2,163 | 1,021 | 1,142 | - | - | - |
Staunton School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 22 | 22 | 17 | 5 | - | - | - |
Strayer University-VirginiaPrivate, 4-year | 2,608 | 2,198 | 403 | 1,795 | 410 | 108 | 302 |
Sweet Briar CollegePrivate, 4-year | 460 | 457 | 450 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - |
Virginia Peninsula Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,018 | 6,018 | 1,779 | 4,239 | - | - | - |
Tidewater Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 16,195 | 16,195 | 4,898 | 11,297 | - | - | - |
Union Presbyterian SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 177 | - | - | - | 177 | 102 | 75 |
University of Virginia's College at WisePublic, 4-year | 1,704 | 1,704 | 1,054 | 650 | - | - | - |
Virginia Highlands Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,068 | 2,068 | 740 | 1,328 | - | - | - |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 38,170 | 30,434 | 29,569 | 865 | 7,736 | 5,713 | 2,023 |
Virginia Western Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,860 | 5,860 | 1,627 | 4,233 | - | - | - |
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPublic, 4-year | 28,082 | 20,958 | 18,265 | 2,693 | 7,124 | 4,902 | 2,222 |
University of Virginia-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 26,082 | 17,444 | 16,523 | 921 | 8,638 | 6,725 | 1,913 |
Virginia Military InstitutePublic, 4-year | 1,512 | 1,512 | 1,512 | - | - | - | - |
Asher Institute of HamptonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 116 | 116 | 82 | 34 | - | - | - |
Virginia University of LynchburgPrivate, 4-year | 837 | 479 | 400 | 79 | 358 | 317 | 41 |
Virginia State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,648 | 4,300 | 4,087 | 213 | 348 | 199 | 149 |
Virginia Union UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,860 | 1,329 | 1,075 | 254 | 531 | 383 | 148 |
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,538 | 1,479 | 1,095 | 384 | 59 | 20 | 39 |
Washington and Lee UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,243 | 1,867 | 1,859 | 8 | 376 | 376 | - |
Wytheville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,116 | 2,116 | 708 | 1,408 | - | - | - |
ECPI UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 11,740 | 11,399 | 11,275 | 124 | 341 | 341 | - |
Centura College-Newport NewsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 209 | 209 | 168 | 41 | - | - | - |
Centura College-NorfolkPrivate, 2-4 year | 221 | 221 | 160 | 61 | - | - | - |
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year | 54 | 54 | 15 | 39 | - | - | - |
Fortis College-RichmondPrivate, 2-4 year | 353 | 353 | 342 | 11 | - | - | - |
Centura College-ChesapeakePrivate, 4-year | 189 | 189 | 160 | 29 | - | - | - |
CET-AlexandriaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 60 | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - |
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-NorfolkPrivate, 2-4 year | 232 | 232 | 152 | 80 | - | - | - |
Centura College-Richmond MainPrivate, Less than 2-year | 149 | 149 | 129 | 20 | - | - | - |
Cayce/Reilly School of MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year | 54 | 54 | 32 | 22 | - | - | - |
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year | 101 | 101 | 31 | 70 | - | - | - |
University of Management and TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 1,189 | 373 | 341 | 32 | 816 | 808 | 8 |
Chester Career CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 140 | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - |
Eastern Virginia Career CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 202 | 202 | 177 | 25 | - | - | - |
Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 211 | 211 | 127 | 84 | - | - | - |
University of the Potomac-VA CampusPrivate, 4-year | 569 | 223 | 223 | - | 346 | 346 | - |
Empire Beauty School-MidlothianPrivate, Less than 2-year | 84 | 84 | 36 | 48 | - | - | - |
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ManassasPrivate, 2-4 year | 188 | 188 | 123 | 65 | - | - | - |
Divine Mercy UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 407 | - | - | - | 407 | 188 | 219 |
Culpeper Cosmetology Training CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 59 | 59 | 48 | 11 | - | - | - |
Avi Career TrainingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 17 | 17 | 2 | 15 | - | - | - |
Virginia Beach Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 40 | 2 | - | 2 | 38 | 10 | 28 |
Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons CornerPrivate, Less than 2-year | 129 | 129 | 74 | 55 | - | - | - |
Empire Beauty School-RichmondPrivate, Less than 2-year | 50 | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Columbia CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 182 | 182 | 180 | 2 | - | - | - |
Ascent CollegePrivate, 4-year | 99 | 99 | 1 | 98 | - | - | - |
Institute of Advanced Medical EstheticsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - |
South University-RichmondPrivate, 4-year | 442 | 337 | 212 | 125 | 105 | 93 | 12 |
South University-Virginia BeachPrivate, 4-year | 240 | 205 | 152 | 53 | 35 | 27 | 8 |
Fairfax University of AmericaPrivate, 4-year | 43 | 11 | 11 | - | 32 | 30 | 2 |
Chamberlain University-VirginiaPrivate, 4-year | 663 | 663 | 213 | 450 | - | - | - |
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year | 139 | 139 | - | 139 | - | - | - |
Empire Beauty School-Virginia BeachPrivate, Less than 2-year | 171 | 171 | 110 | 61 | - | - | - |
Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of VirginiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
Paul Mitchell the School-WoodbridgePrivate, Less than 2-year | 37 | 37 | 28 | 9 | - | - | - |
The Chrysm Institute of EstheticsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 217 | 217 | 217 | - | - | - | - |
DeVry University-VirginiaPrivate, 4-year | 76 | 59 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 15 |
Luckes Beauty Academy LLCPrivate, Less than 2-year | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 | - | - | - |
Washington University of Science and TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 645 | 176 | 167 | 9 | 469 | 450 | 19 |
Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year | 623 | 623 | 573 | 50 | - | - | - |
Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 61 | 61 | 50 | 11 | - | - | - |
Virginia University of Integrative MedicinePrivate, 4-year | 393 | - | - | - | 393 | 138 | 255 |
The Esthetic InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 115 | 115 | 115 | - | - | - | - |
Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 50 | 50 | 10 | 40 | - | - | - |
American Massage & Bodywork InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 88 | 88 | 88 | - | - | - | - |
Patrick Henry CollegePrivate, 4-year | 409 | 409 | 356 | 53 | - | - | - |
Crown Cutz Academy BristolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 46 | 46 | 28 | 18 | - | - | - |
Lotus Professional CollegePrivate, 4-year | 108 | 108 | 12 | 96 | - | - | - |
Empire Beauty School-Newport NewsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 85 | 85 | 54 | 31 | - | - | - |
Life Pacific University-VirginiaPrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bluefield College - Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bryant & Stratton College-RichmondPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bryant & Stratton College-HamptonPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tidewater Tech - Priority Automotive Tidewater Tech Learning CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Alexandria CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Woodbridge CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Loudoun CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Fredericksburg CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Chesterfield CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Newport News CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Virginia Beach CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-Newport NewsPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-ManassasPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-Culinary Institute of VirginiaPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-Virginia Beach Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-Richmond SouthPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-InnsbrookPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-Richmond WestPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University - RoanokePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-ArlingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 185 | 185 | 185 | - | - | - | - |
Galen Health Institutes-RichmondPrivate, 2-4 year | 212 | 212 | 83 | 129 | - | - | - |
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls ChurchPrivate, 4-year | 144 | 144 | 73 | 71 | - | - | - |
Chrysm Institute of Esthetics (The) - HamptonPrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |