University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 95% last year.

William & Mary with 90% and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with 86% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Virginia Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

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

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Virginia Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 95% and William & Mary has the second highest graduation rate of 90%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $33,986 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,087 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 67.61% and the average SAT score is 1,266 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 70.80% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Virginia Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Virginia Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 95.00%
1.29%
$58,950
($22,323)
42.32%18.66%1,49026,08215 to 1
2
-
William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 90.00%
1.03%
$49,412
($25,040)
27.10%33.50%1,4609,65412 to 1
3
-
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 86.00%
0.61%
$36,694
($15,478)
27.75%56.98%1,33038,17017 to 1
4
-
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year 81.00%
0.75%
$30,790
($13,576)
20.21%78.31%1,24022,22417 to 1
5
-
George Mason University Fairfax, VAPublic, 4-year 70.00%
0.13%
$39,397
($13,815)
23.02%90.00%1,25039,04916 to 1
6
1
Liberty University Lynchburg, VAPrivate, 4-year 65.00%
2.88%
$21,22219.90%99.29%-96,70918 to 1
7
1
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year 64.00%
3.55%
$39,042
($16,458)
25.10%91.00%1,16028,08216 to 1
8
-
Regent University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 54.00%
8.00%
$20,68623.10%32.34%1,15010,33721 to 1
9
-
Radford University Radford, VAPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.91%
$25,185
($12,286)
11.48%93.34%1,0507,71812 to 1
10
1
ECPI University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 50.00%
8.31%
$18,48424.92%82.69%-11,74012 to 1
Average70.80%$33,986
($16,997)
24.49%67.61%1,26628,97716 to 1