23 Colleges near Richmond, Virginia

There are 15 colleges located in Richmond, Virginia. In addition, there are 8 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 6 public and 17 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $16,444 for Virginia residents and $19,617 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $15,948 for Virginia residents and $25,412 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 75.11% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 26.17%. The average graduation rate is 51% and total 60,827 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 8,696 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Richmond, Virginia.

23 Colleges Comparison Near Richmond

The following table lists and compares 23 Colleges near Richmond, Virginia with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Richmond, Virginia
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Virginia Commonwealth Universitypublic Richmond
(1.9 miles)
$38,817
($16,233)
$31,589
($16,753)
93.06% 64% 16 to 1 28,082
Virginia Union Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Richmond
(2.6 miles)
$14,880 $15,17497.73% 39% 17 to 1 1,860
Galen Health Institutes-Richmondprivate (for-profit) Richmond
(3.3 miles)
$15,860 -- - 13 to 1 212
Fortis College-Richmondprivate (for-profit) Richmond
(3.7 miles)
$14,986 -- 33% 17 to 1 353
Union Presbyterian Seminaryprivate (not-for-profit) Richmond
(3.7 miles)
- $13,950- - - 177
Centura College-Richmond Mainprivate (for-profit) North Chesterfield
(4.3 miles)
$16,637 -- 63% 11 to 1 149
University of Richmondprivate (not-for-profit) University of Richmond
(4.8 miles)
$62,600 $27,85223.31% 87% 8 to 1 3,876
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursingpublic Richmond
(7.1 miles)
$2,460
($2,460)
-67.26% - 10 to 1 101
Lotus Professional Collegeprivate (for-profit) Richmond
(7.1 miles)
$9,300 -- - 15 to 1 108
J Sargeant Reynolds Community Collegepublic Richmond
(7.4 miles)
$11,139
($5,136)
-- 26% 20 to 1 7,527
Empire Beauty School-Richmondprivate (for-profit) Richmond
(8.3 miles)
$18,750 -- 33% 17 to 1 50
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursingprivate (not-for-profit) Richmond
(8.4 miles)
$16,050 -- - 9 to 1 481
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imagingprivate (not-for-profit) Richmond
(8.4 miles)
$8,100 -- - 7 to 1 27
Empire Beauty School-Midlothianprivate (for-profit) Midlothian
(9.0 miles)
$18,750 -- 42% 20 to 1 84
South University-Richmondprivate (for-profit) Glen Allen
(10.6 miles)
$16,452 $16,536- 21% 12 to 1 442
Brightpoint Community Collegepublic Chester
(13.2 miles)
$10,941
($4,938)
-- 31% 22 to 1 8,792
Chester Career Collegeprivate (for-profit) CHESTER
(13.7 miles)
$36,500 -- 55% 16 to 1 140
Institute of Advanced Medical Estheticsprivate (for-profit) Ashland
(15.8 miles)
$9,950 -- 80% 9 to 1 24
Randolph-Macon Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Ashland
(16.0 miles)
$48,002 $48,63283.40% 73% 10 to 1 1,490
Southside College of Health Sciencesprivate (not-for-profit) Colonial Heights
(18.6 miles)
$8,210 -- - 4 to 1 103
Virginia State Universitypublic Petersburg
(20.6 miles)
$22,006
($9,755)
$24,154
($12,841)
89.10% 37% 12 to 1 4,648
Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology Schoolprivate (for-profit) Petersburg
(21.2 miles)
$16,277 -- 100% 2 to 1 50
Richard Bland Collegepublic South Prince George
(26.1 miles)
$14,910
($8,850)
-71.89% 28% 27 to 1 2,051