Virginia Public Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

Norfolk State University has the lowest 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 39% last year.

Old Dominion University with 48% and Radford University with 53% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Virginia Public Colleges with Lowest 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 Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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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
2
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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
3
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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
4
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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
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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James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year 81.00%
0.75%
$30,790
($13,576)
18.00%76.00%1,24022,22417 to 1
7
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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
8
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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
9
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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
Average69.56%$36,954
($15,658)
23.33%70.44%1,23722,20815 to 1