Colleges
Colleges in Virginia
138 colleges and universities in Virginia that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Virginia, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): University of Virginia's College at Wise (8.6×), Virginia Military Institute (5.5×), George Mason University (5.4×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit | 50,012 | $29,235 | 64% | $46,945 | $22,500 |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Public | 33,048 | $5,880 | 35% | $56,892 | $11,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | Public | 30,923 | $25,808 | 86% | $88,716 | $20,500 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | Public | 27,752 | $14,697 | 66% | $79,923 | $18,500 |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Public | 20,888 | $23,550 | 80% | $75,482 | $19,500 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public | 20,753 | $25,037 | 65% | $64,442 | $19,500 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public | 17,597 | $18,056 | 94% | $96,468 | $15,000 |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk | Public | 17,514 | $12,913 | 43% | $60,482 | $22,956 |
| ECPI University | Virginia Beach | Private for-profit | 12,090 | $22,484 | 41% | $49,806 | $22,570 |
| Tidewater Community College | Norfolk | Public | 12,082 | $11,681 | 32% | $41,596 | $8,657 |
| William & Mary | Williamsburg | Public | 7,055 | $18,880 | 88% | $83,488 | $17,417 |
| Radford University | Radford | Public | 6,038 | $13,701 | 48% | $59,134 | $20,500 |
| Brightpoint Community College | Chester | Public | 5,792 | $4,793 | 36% | $44,471 | $9,500 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond | Public | 5,586 | $5,599 | 32% | $42,629 | $12,626 |
| Germanna Community College | Locust Grove | Public | 5,508 | $5,277 | 47% | $45,438 | $9,500 |
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk | Public | 5,392 | $12,180 | 35% | $49,237 | $26,000 |
| Virginia State University | Petersburg | Public | 5,074 | $14,893 | 37% | $49,358 | $25,000 |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit | 4,729 | $18,135 | 52% | $51,408 | $25,000 |
| Christopher Newport University | Newport News | Public | 4,365 | $22,310 | 75% | $65,183 | $20,000 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | Hampton | Public | 3,941 | $6,830 | 31% | $41,835 | $11,200 |
| Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke | Public | 3,898 | $4,912 | 34% | $44,514 | $11,000 |
| Hampton University | Hampton | Private nonprofit | 3,727 | $26,214 | 64% | $63,602 | $21,843 |
| University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg | Public | 3,566 | $23,821 | 65% | $66,028 | $18,688 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College | Middletown | Public | 3,195 | $5,184 | 47% | $44,662 | $8,000 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville | Public | 3,045 | $9,613 | 35% | $43,860 | $9,616 |
| Longwood University | Farmville | Public | 3,015 | $20,773 | 62% | $55,653 | $23,250 |
| University of Richmond | University of Richmond | Private nonprofit | 2,980 | $34,256 | 87% | $92,362 | $21,500 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Weyers Cave | Public | 2,730 | $13,500 | 37% | $44,754 | $9,096 |
| Central Virginia Community College | Lynchburg | Public | 2,249 | $5,305 | 53% | $41,066 | $8,875 |
| Shenandoah University | Winchester | Private nonprofit | 2,116 | $31,149 | 63% | $66,382 | $23,250 |
| New River Community College | Dublin | Public | 1,965 | $6,105 | 48% | $44,648 | $7,750 |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington | Private nonprofit | 1,881 | $25,279 | 96% | $102,966 | $17,500 |
| Marymount University | Arlington | Private nonprofit | 1,810 | $28,521 | 55% | $74,032 | $21,500 |
| Southside Virginia Community College | Alberta | Public | 1,807 | $10,096 | 43% | $37,707 | — |
| Roanoke College | Salem | Private nonprofit | 1,767 | $25,867 | 64% | $64,329 | $27,000 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit | 1,709 | $12,243 | 32% | $37,469 | $19,816 |
| Strayer University-Virginia | Arlington | Private for-profit | 1,668 | $17,213 | 21% | $44,016 | $39,188 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff | Public | 1,651 | $5,173 | 46% | $38,796 | — |
| Randolph-Macon College | Ashland | Private nonprofit | 1,639 | $28,145 | 74% | $64,714 | $27,000 |
| University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit | 1,577 | $27,198 | 59% | $57,425 | $25,118 |
| Virginia Military Institute | Lexington | Public | 1,527 | $15,585 | 72% | $85,178 | $23,000 |
| Bridgewater College | Bridgewater | Private nonprofit | 1,400 | $21,083 | 52% | $58,669 | $25,625 |
| Rappahannock Community College | Glenns | Public | 1,367 | $5,014 | 39% | $40,384 | — |
| Patrick & Henry Community College | Martinsville | Public | 1,350 | $3,885 | 44% | $37,586 | — |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon | Public | 1,349 | $6,872 | 44% | $40,088 | — |
| Danville Community College | Danville | Public | 1,306 | $4,767 | 42% | $38,327 | $11,000 |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap | Public | 1,282 | $7,931 | 56% | $36,661 | — |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit | 1,256 | $20,237 | 45% | $54,390 | $25,000 |
| Wytheville Community College | Wytheville | Public | 1,255 | $4,056 | 55% | $37,581 | $6,500 |
| Averett University | Danville | Private nonprofit | 1,231 | $27,629 | 45% | $56,693 | $25,000 |
| Virginia Union University | Richmond | Private nonprofit | 1,203 | $29,932 | 28% | $44,816 | $26,000 |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise | Public | 1,101 | $5,869 | 44% | $50,389 | $17,009 |
| Mary Baldwin University | Staunton | Private nonprofit | 1,090 | $15,810 | 38% | $48,703 | $25,000 |
| Emory & Henry University | Emory | Private nonprofit | 1,078 | $24,031 | 58% | $52,287 | $23,000 |
| Hampden-Sydney College | Hampden-Sydney | Private nonprofit | 946 | $26,626 | 63% | $76,989 | $25,000 |
| Southern Virginia University | Buena Vista | Private nonprofit | 936 | $23,913 | 40% | $53,570 | $20,000 |
| Richard Bland College | South Prince George | Public | 894 | $14,830 | 34% | $45,208 | $9,597 |
| Eastern Mennonite University | Harrisonburg | Private nonprofit | 754 | $24,731 | 60% | $58,912 | $24,124 |
| Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing | Falls Church | Private for-profit | 730 | $46,382 | 67% | $77,923 | $14,750 |
| Ferrum College | Ferrum | Private nonprofit | 699 | $18,070 | 35% | $48,617 | $26,000 |
| Hollins University | Roanoke | Private nonprofit | 665 | $21,238 | 69% | $48,102 | $27,000 |
| Randolph College | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit | 658 | $22,101 | 54% | $53,121 | $26,812 |
| American National University | Salem | Private for-profit | 630 | $17,696 | 28% | $31,618 | $14,144 |
| Bluefield University | Bluefield | Private nonprofit | 614 | $18,402 | 26% | $52,571 | $21,814 |
| Paul D Camp Community College | Franklin | Public | 613 | $4,676 | 42% | $37,563 | $9,500 |
| Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | Richmond | Private nonprofit | 591 | — | — | $79,558 | $18,291 |
| Chamberlain University-Virginia | Vienna | Private for-profit | 557 | $44,710 | 0% | $96,897 | $19,746 |
| Fortis College-Richmond | Richmond | Private for-profit | 502 | $25,648 | 44% | $34,712 | $12,483 |
| Eastern Shore Community College | Melfa | Public | 495 | $4,303 | 45% | $36,575 | — |
| Galen Health Institutes-Richmond | Richmond | Private for-profit | 454 | $28,567 | 38% | $69,188 | $22,134 |
| Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar | Private nonprofit | 443 | $21,856 | 57% | $54,986 | $23,500 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College | Clifton Forge | Public | 425 | $4,762 | 55% | $42,085 | $8,203 |
| Advanced Technology Institute | Virginia Beach | Private for-profit | 415 | $17,832 | 78% | $52,597 | $15,536 |
| Washington University of Science and Technology | Alexandria | Private for-profit | 400 | $22,271 | 33% | — | — |
| Fortis College-Norfolk | Norfolk | Private for-profit | 399 | $31,024 | 31% | $34,712 | $12,483 |
| Patrick Henry College | Purcellville | Private nonprofit | 395 | — | 74% | — | — |
| Tidewater Tech-Trades | Norfolk | Private for-profit | 367 | $28,473 | 69% | $44,844 | $9,500 |
| Riverside College of Health Sciences | Newport News | Private nonprofit | 350 | $26,893 | 75% | $74,633 | $12,750 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | Falls Church | Private for-profit | 348 | $32,806 | — | $41,223 | $28,791 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke | Roanoke | Private for-profit | 315 | $29,213 | — | $69,188 | $22,134 |
| University of Management and Technology | Arlington | Private for-profit | 294 | — | 100% | $68,470 | — |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas | Manassas | Private for-profit | 272 | $25,142 | 47% | $60,292 | $31,993 |
| The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics | Virginia Beach | Private for-profit | 271 | $23,068 | 93% | $32,158 | $6,333 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk | Norfolk | Private for-profit | 270 | $26,584 | 62% | $50,783 | $25,750 |
| Sentara College of Health Sciences | Chesapeake | Private nonprofit | 242 | — | — | $80,393 | $21,000 |
| South University-Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | Private for-profit | 240 | $24,432 | 17% | $39,314 | $26,417 |
| South University-Richmond | Glen Allen | Private for-profit | 232 | $27,241 | 0% | $39,314 | $26,417 |
| Centra College | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit | 219 | — | 100% | $57,204 | $15,250 |
| Centura College-Newport News | Newport News | Private for-profit | 203 | $25,742 | 71% | $32,746 | $12,750 |
| Eastern Virginia Career College | Fredericksburg | Private for-profit | 177 | — | 70% | $43,556 | $9,563 |
| Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy | Lynchburg | Private for-profit | 175 | — | 45% | — | $6,333 |
| Lotus Professional College | Richmond | Private for-profit | 171 | — | — | — | $6,333 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke | Roanoke | Private for-profit | 169 | $25,581 | 53% | $20,936 | $9,833 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington | Arlington | Private for-profit | 166 | $16,418 | 79% | $28,449 | $7,666 |
| Centura College-Norfolk | Norfolk | Private for-profit | 163 | $29,979 | 50% | $32,746 | $12,750 |
| Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | Private for-profit | 163 | $17,854 | 43% | $31,224 | $12,500 |
| University of the Potomac-VA Campus | FALLS CHURCH | Private for-profit | 157 | — | 62% | $43,211 | $6,972 |
| Rudy & Kelly Academy A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Virginia Beach | Private for-profit | 155 | $25,502 | 67% | $29,718 | $9,833 |
| Southside College of Health Sciences | Colonial Heights | Private nonprofit | 151 | — | — | $77,002 | $17,812 |
| Columbia College | Vienna | Private for-profit | 151 | $10,513 | 81% | $30,797 | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake | Chesapeake | Private for-profit | 149 | $35,466 | — | $41,223 | $28,791 |
| Tidewater Tech-East Little Creek | Norfolk | Private for-profit | 133 | $29,338 | — | $44,844 | $9,500 |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit | 125 | $20,240 | 35% | $31,749 | $24,625 |
| Empire Beauty School-Midlothian | Midlothian | Private for-profit | 125 | $17,324 | 46% | $32,104 | $9,847 |
| Medical Solutions Academy | Danville | Private for-profit | 108 | $38,038 | 54% | — | $2,800 |
| Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage | Falls Church | Private for-profit | 101 | — | — | $42,093 | $6,333 |
| Empire Beauty School-Newport News | Newport News | Private for-profit | 92 | $18,381 | 34% | $32,104 | $9,847 |
| Ascent College | Gainesville | Private nonprofit | 82 | — | 33% | $36,969 | — |
| Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing | Richmond | Public | 79 | — | — | $51,114 | — |
| Chester Career College | CHESTER | Private for-profit | 79 | $44,977 | 72% | $36,221 | $11,480 |
| Empire Beauty School-Richmond | Richmond | Private for-profit | 77 | $19,307 | 49% | $32,104 | $9,847 |
| Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School | Petersburg | Private for-profit | 70 | $19,436 | 75% | — | $16,500 |
| The Esthetic Institute | Vienna | Private for-profit | 66 | $23,078 | 97% | — | $6,333 |
| Jazz Barber and Hairstyling Academy | Petersburg | Private for-profit | 46 | $11,090 | — | — | — |
| Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging | Richmond | Private nonprofit | 35 | — | — | $80,445 | — |
| Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center | Culpeper | Public | 34 | $14,967 | 81% | $26,823 | — |
| Sovah School of Health Professions | Danville | Private for-profit | 30 | — | — | $56,789 | — |
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing | Virginia Beach | Public | 29 | $2,201 | 67% | — | — |
| Central School of Practical Nursing | Norfolk | Public | 24 | $6,991 | 87% | $59,985 | — |
| Staunton School of Cosmetology | Staunton | Private for-profit | 24 | $11,535 | 70% | — | — |
| Avi Career Training | vienna | Private for-profit | 22 | $15,046 | 80% | $26,108 | $6,333 |
| Cayce/Reilly School of Massage | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit | 19 | $16,809 | 90% | $28,917 | — |
| Luckes Beauty Academy LLC | Newport News | Private for-profit | 17 | — | 100% | — | — |
| Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of Virginia | Newport News | Private for-profit | 15 | $12,243 | 55% | — | $13,432 |
| DeVry University-Virginia | Arlington | Private for-profit | 13 | — | 0% | $51,716 | $17,038 |
| Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics | Ashland | Private for-profit | 7 | — | — | $30,378 | — |
| Virginia Barber School | Richmond | Private for-profit | 7 | $19,160 | 100% | — | — |
| Virginia Beach Theological Seminary | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Centura College-Chesapeake | Chesapeake | Private for-profit | 0 | $30,677 | 71% | $32,746 | $12,750 |
| Union Presbyterian Seminary | Richmond | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Appalachian School of Law | Grundy | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | Blacksburg | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divine Mercy University | Sterling | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Appalachian College of Pharmacy | Oakwood | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virginia University of Integrative Medicine | Vienna | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| University of Fairfax | Salem | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virginia Christian College | Dumfries | Private nonprofit | — | $25,872 | — | — | — |
| University of North America | Fairfax | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
