Top Colleges in Virginia Student Population

A total of 116,648 students enroll in Top Colleges in Virginia. By gender, of the total student body, 48.21% are male (56,233) and 51.79% are female (60,415).

The average student population of Top Colleges in Virginia is 11,665. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is the largest with 38,170 students, and Hampden-Sydney College is the smallest with 846 students among Top Colleges in Virginia.

There are 88,636 undergraduate students in Top Colleges in Virginia, 75.99% of the student body. Graduate students account for 24.01% of the total students.

Of the Top Colleges in Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most number of undergraduate students of 30,434, and University of Virginia-Main Campus has the most number of graduate students of 8,638.


Table. Top Colleges in Virginia Student Population Comparison
RankSchoolTotalBy GenderBy LevelOnline Enrollment
MenWomenUndergraduateGraduateUndergraduateGraduate
1Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA2,2431,1041,1391,867376--
2University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA26,08211,74614,33617,4448,638344694
3William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA9,6544,0525,6026,7972,85731,039
4Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA38,17021,68716,48330,4347,7361801,445
5James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA22,2249,29712,92720,3461,878467569
6University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA3,8761,7382,1383,14573181127
7Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA1,5121,3102021,512---
8Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, VA10,3373,7706,5674,5415,7963,4185,033
9University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, VA1,7046861,0181,704-653-
10Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, VA8468433846---
-Average11,6655,6236,0428,8644,0025231,485