Virginia Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

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 Public 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 $36,954 and graduate tuition & fees is $32,396 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 70.44% and the average SAT score is 1,237 at the schools.

Table. Virginia Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 95.00%
1.29%
$59,633
($22,323)
42.00%17.00%1,49026,08215 to 1
2
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William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 90.00%
1.03%
$49,412
($25,041)
27.99%33.00%1,4509,65412 to 1
3
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 86.00%
0.61%
$36,694
($15,478)
27.00%57.00%1,33038,17017 to 1
4
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James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year 81.00%
0.75%
$30,790
($13,576)
18.00%76.00%1,24022,22417 to 1
5
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George Mason University Fairfax, VAPublic, 4-year 70.00%
0.13%
$37,979
($13,815)
22.00%89.00%1,24039,04916 to 1
6
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Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year 64.00%
3.55%
$38,817
($16,233)
25.00%93.00%1,16028,08216 to 1
7
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Radford University Radford, VAPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.91%
$25,185
($12,286)
11.00%91.00%1,0507,71812 to 1
8
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Old Dominion University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 48.00%
0.69%
$32,662
($12,262)
20.00%91.00%1,19023,10716 to 1
9
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Norfolk State University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 39.00%
1.88%
$21,412
($9,910)
17.00%87.00%9805,78318 to 1
Average69.56%$36,954
($15,658)
23.33%70.44%1,23722,20815 to 1