University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 95% last year.
William & Mary with 90% and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with 86% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Virginia Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $33,350 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,087 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 67.88% and the average SAT score is 1,265 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 95.00% 1.29% | $59,633 ($22,323) | 41.60% | 16.86% | 1,490 | 26,082 | 15 to 1 |
| 2 - | William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 90.00% 1.03% | $49,412 ($25,041) | 28.20% | 32.72% | 1,450 | 9,654 | 12 to 1 |
| 3 - | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 86.00% 0.61% | $36,694 ($15,478) | 26.73% | 57.03% | 1,330 | 38,170 | 17 to 1 |
| 4 - | James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 81.00% 0.75% | $30,790 ($13,576) | 18.06% | 76.25% | 1,240 | 22,224 | 17 to 1 |
| 5 - | George Mason University Fairfax, VAPublic, 4-year | 70.00% 0.13% | $37,979 ($13,815) | 22.19% | 88.83% | 1,240 | 39,049 | 16 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Liberty University Lynchburg, VAPrivate, 4-year | 65.00% 2.88% | $15,822 | 17.50% | 99.32% | - | 96,709 | 18 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year | 64.00% 3.55% | $38,817 ($16,233) | 25.49% | 93.06% | 1,160 | 28,082 | 16 to 1 |
| 8 - | Regent University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year | 54.00% 8.00% | $20,686 | 21.51% | 41.18% | 1,160 | 10,337 | 21 to 1 |
| 9 - | Radford University Radford, VAPublic, 4-year | 53.00% 0.91% | $25,185 ($12,286) | 10.99% | 90.64% | 1,050 | 7,718 | 12 to 1 |
| 10 1 | ECPI University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year | 50.00% 8.31% | $18,484 | 32.52% | 82.90% | - | 11,740 | 12 to 1 |
| Average | 70.80% | $33,350 ($16,965) | 24.48% | 67.88% | 1,265 | 28,977 | 16 to 1 |