The average acceptance rate of the 40 Virginia colleges that have competitive admission is 73.02% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 2.38%. The acceptance rate at 16 Virginia colleges increased and the rate of 22 colleges decreased.
Washington University of Science and Technology has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 10.92%. Riverside College of Health Careers (16.67%) and Washington and Lee University (16.99%) are following it in the list of Tightest Virginia 4-Years Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,298 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,342 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University of Science and Technology Vienna, VAPrivate, 4-year | 10.92% | 100.00% | - | $13,178 | 645 | 78.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 2 43 | Riverside College of Health Careers Newport News, VAPrivate, 4-year | 16.67% 83.33% | 80.00% | - | $12,846 | 338 | 50.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VAPrivate, 4-year | 16.99% 0.03% | 42.02% | 1,490 | $64,525 | 2,243 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 17.00% 1.66% | 42.00% | 1,490 | $59,633 ($22,323) | 26,082 | 95.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Richmond University of Richmond, VAPrivate, 4-year | 23.00% 1.37% | 24.01% | 1,470 | $62,600 | 3,876 | 87.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 6 1 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 33.00% 0.50% | 27.99% | 1,450 | $49,412 ($25,041) | 9,654 | 90.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Regent University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year | 41.00% 8.66% | 22.00% | 1,160 | $20,686 | 10,337 | 54.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 8 7 | Hampton University Hampton, VAPrivate, 4-year | 48.00% 26.47% | 21.01% | 1,078 | $29,162 | 3,286 | 46.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 10 | Averett University Danville, VAPrivate, 4-year | 48.01% 28.02% | 17.99% | 1,070 | $38,550 | 1,363 | 45.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 2 | Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VAPrivate, 4-year | 50.00% 10.21% | 22.03% | 1,140 | $52,388 | 846 | 75.00% | 9 to 1 |
| Average | 30.46% | 39.91% | 1,294 | $40,298 ($23,682) | 5,867 | 71.40% | 12 to 1 |