Colleges in Virginia
Virginia has 57 private and 17 public 4-year colleges that enroll 48,559 first-year students yearly. The average tuition of public colleges is $29,938 for in-state students and $49,071 for out-of-state and international students.
Private colleges in Virginia charge around $29,950 per year in tuition regardless of residency.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, Virginia provided $69.3 million in financial aid to 14,037 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates. In addition, the colleges themselves awarded $334.1 million in grants and scholarships to 29,422 students.
Virginia receives 1.6% of the total pell grant the federal government allocates. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14,809 4-year college first-year undergraduates were awarded a total amount of $71.5 million in pell grant ($4,740 per student on average), and 25,725 students received a total amount of $156.8 million in the form of student loans from the federal government ($6,395 per student on average).
| Net price | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia-Main Campus 4 year | $19,043 | 94.0% | 22.6% |
| Washington and Lee University 4 year | $27,148 | 93.4% | 24.5% |
| William & Mary 4 year | $18,588 | 91.3% | 42.2% |
| University of Richmond 4 year | $25,700 | 88.0% | 30.9% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 4 year | $20,247 | 86.1% | 65.8% |
| Virginia Military Institute 4 year | $18,969 | 85.4% | 59.9% |
| James Madison University 4 year | $18,592 | 82.3% | 80.5% |
| Christopher Newport University 4 year | $25,393 | 79.9% | 76.4% |
| Eastern Virginia Career College 2 year | N/A | 77.4% | 55.6% |
| Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing 2 year | $26,241 | 75.9% | 50.7% |
| Advanced Technology Institute 2 year | $18,978 | 74.5% | 69.9% |
| George Mason University 4 year | $18,285 | 71.6% | 89.2% |
| Hampden-Sydney College 4 year | $33,331 | 71.0% | 47.0% |
| Roanoke College 4 year | $27,975 | 69.8% | 78.1% |
| Longwood University 4 year | $21,446 | 67.3% | 87.3% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University 4 year | $20,566 | 66.1% | 90.6% |
| Randolph-Macon College 4 year | $26,061 | 65.6% | 71.3% |
| University of Mary Washington 4 year | $22,569 | 65.2% | 75.5% |
| Bridgewater College 4 year | $20,318 | 63.0% | 76.1% |
| Hollins University 4 year | $19,315 | 61.6% | 80.8% |