For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Virginia colleges is 65.39%, 260,705 accepted out of 398,690 applicants.

For Virginia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 27,349 (7.36%) compared to last year, from 371,341 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,709, which is more than 3.29% last year.

Virginia colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.93% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Virginia colleges. The yield decreased by 0.51%.

Among Virginia colleges, Washington University of Science and Technology has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.49% with 20 accepted students out of 174 applicants. University of Virginia-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 56,528 and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,196.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Virginia Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Virginia. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Virginia Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Washington University of Science and Technology174202011.49%100.00%
Riverside College of Health Careers30
28		5
3		4
2		16.67%
-83.33%		80.00%
-20.00%
University of Virginia-Main Campus56,528
5,602		9,533
30		3,966
-56		16.86%
-1.80%		41.60%
-0.72%
Washington and Lee University6,820
-404		1,184
-41		502
26		17.36%
0.40%		42.40%
3.54%
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing215
62		47
-3		47
-1		21.86%
-10.82%		100.00%
4.00%
University of Richmond15,121
757		3,525
24		833
-18		23.31%
-1.06%		23.63%
-0.68%
William & Mary17,548
-539		5,741
-318		1,619
-23		32.72%
-0.78%		28.20%
1.10%
Regent University7,261
272		2,990
730		643
121		41.18%
8.84%		21.51%
-1.59%
Averett University3,322
998		1,588
-179		283
32		47.80%
-28.23%		17.82%
3.62%
Hampton University12,119
-2,890		5,850
-5,327		1,207
340		48.27%
-26.20%		20.63%
12.87%
Hampden-Sydney College2,224
-1,038		1,115
-183		240
-39		50.13%
10.34%		21.52%
0.03%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University47,208
1,887		26,923
1,098		7,196
30		57.03%
0.05%		26.73%
-1.02%
Advanced Technology Institute333
-50		203
-66		117
-74		60.96%
-9.28%		57.64%
-13.36%
Bluefield University1,057
73		663
43		180
31		62.72%
-0.29%		27.15%
3.12%
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing113
-8		76
-13		38
-29		67.26%
-6.29%		50.00%
-25.28%
Hollins University2,992
-283		2,120
-251		192
-18		70.86%
-1.54%		9.06%
0.20%
Virginia Wesleyan University2,651
933		1,890
491		373
92		71.29%
-10.14%		19.74%
-0.35%
Sweet Briar College1,136
-68		815
-97		138
-16		71.74%
-4.01%		16.93%
0.04%
Richard Bland College1,747
169		1,256
8		423
28		71.89%
-7.20%		33.68%
2.03%
James Madison University35,750
5,023		27,258
3,196		4,922
59		76.25%
-2.06%		18.06%
-2.15%
Shenandoah University3,763
1,467		2,929
1,084		485
10		77.84%
-2.52%		16.56%
-9.19%
Roanoke College6,829
1,774		5,468
1,436		531
29		80.07%
0.31%		9.71%
-2.74%
Marymount University3,598
95		2,897
45		410
55		80.52%
-0.90%		14.15%
1.70%
Virginia Military Institute1,171
-21		957
110		469
111		81.73%
10.67%		49.01%
6.74%
Patrick Henry College222
-14		182
3		98
-5		81.98%
6.13%		53.85%
-3.69%
University of Lynchburg4,813
1,583		3,956
857		478
68		82.19%
-13.75%		12.08%
-1.15%
ECPI University4,099
-870		3,398
-711		1,105
81		82.90%
0.21%		32.52%
7.60%
Randolph-Macon College2,620
174		2,185
95		431
16		83.40%
-2.05%		19.73%
-0.13%
Longwood University6,078
36		5,154
-150		793
-1		84.80%
-2.99%		15.39%
0.42%
University of Mary Washington4,606
-103		3,973
-67		758
9		86.26%
0.47%		19.08%
0.54%
Eastern Virginia Career College90
26		78
42		73
37		86.67%
30.42%		93.59%
-6.41%
Norfolk State University10,211
1,327		8,931
980		1,503
203		87.46%
-2.04%		16.83%
0.48%
Christopher Newport University7,062
-366		6,212
-128		1,163
2		87.96%
2.61%		18.72%
0.41%
George Mason University22,579
2,578		20,057
2,056		4,451
307		88.83%
-1.17%		22.19%
-0.83%
Virginia State University10,577
2,347		9,424
2,040		1,448
66		89.10%
-0.62%		15.37%
-3.35%
Old Dominion University15,216
781		13,773
39		2,717
-367		90.52%
-4.62%		19.73%
-2.73%
Radford University11,072
-370		10,036
-644		1,103
-123		90.64%
-2.70%		10.99%
-0.49%
Bridgewater College3,984
582		3,618
544		429
7		90.81%
0.45%		11.86%
-1.87%
Virginia Commonwealth University19,052
810		17,729
1,129		4,519
352		93.06%
2.06%		25.49%
0.39%
University of Virginia's College at Wise1,414
579		1,328
697		290
39		93.92%
18.35%		21.84%
-17.94%
Randolph College1,935
333		1,837
315		200
53		94.94%
-0.07%		10.89%
1.23%
Emory & Henry University2,349
61		2,262
46		339
-8		96.30%
-0.55%		14.99%
-0.67%
Virginia Union University2,771
-1,615		2,708
-825		415
20		97.73%
17.18%		15.32%
4.14%
Liberty University36,921
5,978		36,671
5,948		6,419
305		99.32%
0.03%		17.50%
-2.40%
Southern Virginia University1,101
11		1,097
13		295
-85		99.64%
0.19%		26.89%
-8.17%
Eastern Mennonite University1,179
35		1,176
38		187
-16		99.75%
0.27%		15.90%
-1.94%
DeVry University-Virginia1
-5		1
-1		1
-1		100.00%
66.67%		100.00%
Ferrum College1,483
31		1,483
259		242
4		100.00%
15.70%		16.32%
-3.12%
Centra College1
-14		1
-5		-100.00%
60.00%		-
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church40
1		40
1		19
3		100.00%47.50%
6.47%
Chamberlain University-Virginia2
-2		21100.00%
50.00%		50.00%