Virginia 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 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 $33,350 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,087 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 67.90% and the average SAT score is 1,265 at the schools.

Table. Virginia 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
1
Liberty University Lynchburg, VAPrivate, 4-year 65.00%
2.88%
$15,82218.00%99.00%-96,70918 to 1
7
1
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year 64.00%
3.55%
$38,817
($16,233)
25.00%93.00%1,16028,08216 to 1
8
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Regent University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 54.00%
8.00%
$20,68622.00%41.00%1,16010,33721 to 1
9
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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
10
1
ECPI University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 50.00%
8.31%
$18,48433.01%83.00%-11,74012 to 1
Average70.80%$33,350
($16,965)
24.60%67.90%1,26528,97716 to 1