Virginia Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Virginia Colleges is 23.62% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Washington University of Science and Technology has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 100.00% and Patrick Henry College (53.85%) and Virginia Military Institute (48.96%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Virginia Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Washington University of Science and Technology has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 100.00% and Patrick Henry College has the second highest yield of 53.85%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,127 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,012 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 54.49% and the average SAT score is 1,344 at the schools.

Table. Most Favored Virginia Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1Washington University of Science and Technology Vienna, VAPrivate, 4-year 100.00%10.92%-$13,17864578.00%14 to 1
2
1
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, VAPrivate, 4-year 53.85%
3.69%
81.98%1,330$28,42540964.00%15 to 1
3
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Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, 4-year 48.96%
6.69%
81.98%1,170$51,186
($20,484)
1,51276.00%10 to 1
4
1
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VAPrivate, 4-year 42.02%
3.16%
16.99%1,490$64,5252,24394.00%7 to 1
5
3
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 42.00%
0.32%
17.00%1,490$59,633
($22,323)
26,08295.00%15 to 1
6
5
ECPI University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 33.01%
8.09%
83.00%-$18,48411,74050.00%12 to 1
7
1
William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 27.99%
0.89%
33.00%1,450$49,412
($25,041)
9,65490.00%12 to 1
8
5
Bluefield University Bluefield, VAPrivate, 4-year 27.03%
3.00%
63.01%-$29,69699131.00%15 to 1
9
2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 27.00%
0.75%
57.00%1,330$36,694
($15,478)
38,17086.00%17 to 1
10
4
Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VAPrivate, 4-year 26.98%
8.08%
100.00%1,150$20,0401,05346.00%17 to 1
Average42.88%54.49%1,344$37,127
($20,832)
9,25071.00%13 to 1