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%
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