For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of best-colleges-in-virginia is 48.33%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.86%. A total of 209,787 have applied, 101,387 admitted, and 25,207 students have enrolled one of best-colleges-in-virginia.

Washington and Lee University is the tightest school to admit with 16.99% acceptance rate, and University of Virginia-Main Campus has the second lowest acceptance rate of 17.00%.

Best-colleges-in-virginia: Acceptance Rate Comparison

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2024 Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA7,0626,2151,181 88.01%19.00%
George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA22,57920,0954,421 89.00%22.00%
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA35,75027,1704,891 76.00%18.00%
University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA15,1213,478835 23.00%24.01%
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA56,5289,6104,036 17.00%42.00%
Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA1,171960470 81.98%48.96%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA47,20826,9097,265 57.00%27.00%
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA6,8201,159487 16.99%42.02%
William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA17,5485,7911,621 33.00%27.99%
Average23,31011,2652,80148.33%24.86%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).