Virginia Colleges having Lowest Students to Faculty Ratio

William & Mary has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 12 to last year.

Radford University and ECPI University also have lower ratio of students per faculty.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

William & Mary has the highest students to faculty ratio of 12 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. Radford University has the second lowest ratio of 12 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,548 and graduate tuition & fees is $28,805 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 72.90% and the average SAT score is 1,269 at the schools.

Table. Virginia Colleges With More Faculty Per Student Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
1
William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 12 to 1
-
9,654694166$49,412
($25,041)
90.00%
1
2
Radford University Radford, VAPublic, 4-year 12 to 1
1 to 1
7,718507249$25,185
($12,286)
53.00%
1
-
ECPI University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 12 to 1
1 to 1
11,740415644$18,48450.00%
4
1
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
-
26,0822,484130$59,633
($22,323)
95.00%
5
2
George Mason University Fairfax, VAPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
-
39,0491,3991,294$37,979
($13,815)
70.00%
5
2
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
-
23,107844580$32,662
($12,262)
48.00%
5
6
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
2 to 1
28,0822,183710$38,817
($16,233)
64.00%
8
1
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
1 to 1
22,2241,060258$30,790
($13,576)
81.00%
8
4
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
3 to 1
38,1702,109232$36,694
($15,478)
86.00%
10
-
Liberty University Lynchburg, VAPrivate, 4-year 18 to 1
1 to 1
96,7091,0512,098$15,82265.00%
Average15 to 130,2541,275636$34,548
($16,377)
70.20%