66.32% of Applicants Accepted to Virginia Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission

The 2023 average acceptance rate of Virginia colleges is 66.32% and the admission yield is 21.08%. A total of 371,341 applicants have applied to Virginiacolleges (four-years) and 246,267 have accepted to admit into one or more schools. Finally, 51,908 students out of the accepted students have enrolled into one of the accepted colleges.

For Virginia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 26,779 (7.77%) compared to last year, from 344,562 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 3,026, which is more than 6.19% last year.

Virginia colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.68% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Virginia colleges. The yield increased by 0.21%.

Among Virginia colleges, Fairfax University of America has the lowest acceptance rate of 1.06% with 4 accepted students out of 378 applicants. University of Virginia-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 50,926 and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,166.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Virginia Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Virginia. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Virginia Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Advanced Technology Institute	383 -19	269 30	191 32	70.23% 10.78%	71.00% 4.47%
Averett University	2,324 -1,138	1,767 115	251 20	76.03% 28.31%	14.20% 0.22%
Bluefield University	984 184	620 42	149 33	63.01% -9.24%	24.03% 3.96%
Bridgewater College	3,402 14	3,074 530	422 24	90.36% 15.27%	13.73% -1.91%
William & Mary	18,087 612	6,059 -327	1,642 -42	33.50% -3.04%	27.10% 0.73%
Regent University	6,989 1,749	2,260 127	522 84	32.34% -8.37%	23.10% 2.57%
Christopher Newport University	7,428 729	6,340 409	1,161 149	85.35% -3.19%	18.31% 1.25%
Emory & Henry College	2,288 28	2,216 245	347 -43	96.85% 9.64%	15.66% -4.13%
Eastern Mennonite University	1,144 54	1,138 100	203 -5	99.48% 4.25%	17.84% -2.20%
Ferrum College	1,452 -219	1,224 -53	238 18	84.30% 7.88%	19.44% 2.21%
George Mason University	20,001 -526	18,001 -740	4,144 158	90.00% -1.30%	23.02% 1.75%
Hampden-Sydney College	3,262 355	1,298 228	279 57	39.79% 2.98%	21.49% 0.74%
Hampton University	15,009 1,817	11,177 607	867 252	74.47% -5.65%	7.76% 1.94%
Hollins University	3,275 182	2,371 60	210 -24	72.40% -2.32%	8.86% -1.27%
James Madison University	30,727 9,551	24,062 5,797	4,863 96	78.31% -7.94%	20.21% -5.89%
Liberty University	30,943 2,495	30,723 2,479	6,114 653	99.29% 0.01%	19.90% 0.56%
Longwood University	6,042 65	5,304 -74	794 76	87.79% -2.19%	14.97% 1.62%
University of Lynchburg	3,230 128	3,099 94	410 74	95.94% -0.93%	13.23% 2.05%
Centra College	15 9	6 1	3	40.00% -43.33%	50.00% -10.00%
University of Mary Washington	4,709 -318	4,040 -78	749 95	85.79% 3.87%	18.54% 2.66%
Marymount University	3,503 1,128	2,852 865	355 24	81.42% -2.24%	12.45% -4.21%
Norfolk State University	8,884 2,394	7,951 2,198	1,300 187	89.50% 0.86%	16.35% -3.00%
Old Dominion University	14,435 849	13,734 660	3,084 185	95.14% -1.09%	22.46% 0.29%
Radford University	11,442 151	10,680 -82	1,226 -66	93.34% -1.97%	11.48% -0.53%
Randolph-Macon College	2,446 196	2,090 204	415 70	85.45% 1.63%	19.86% 1.57%
Randolph College	1,602 441	1,522 433	147 9	95.01% 1.21%	9.66% -3.01%
Richard Bland College	1,578 -1,386	1,248 -891	395 -552	79.09% 6.92%	31.65% -12.62%
University of Richmond	14,364 409	3,501 -514	851 -25	24.37% -4.40%	24.31% 2.49%
Riverside College of Health Careers	2	2	2	100.00%	100.00%
Roanoke College	5,055 102	4,032 51	502 37	79.76% -0.62%	12.45% 0.77%
Shenandoah University	2,296 -320	1,845 -100	475 -34	80.36% 6.01%	25.75% -0.42%
Southern Virginia University	1,090 -142	1,084 -142	380 38	99.45% -0.06%	35.06% 7.16%
Sweet Briar College	1,204 12	912 -42	154 -23	75.75% -4.28%	16.89% -1.66%
University of Virginia's College at Wise	835 -181	631 -216	251 -78	75.57% -7.80%	39.78% 0.94%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	45,321 3,267	25,825 2,079	7,166 408	56.98% 0.51%	27.75% -0.71%
Virginia Commonwealth University	18,242 663	16,600 292	4,167 83	91.00% -1.77%	25.10% 0.06%
University of Virginia-Main Campus	50,926 2,955	9,503 -448	4,022 133	18.66% -2.08%	42.32% 3.24%
Virginia Military Institute	1,192 -357	847 -143	358 -103	71.06% 7.15%	42.27% -4.30%
Virginia State University	8,230 -1,748	7,384 -2,203	1,382 462	89.72% -6.36%	18.72% 9.12%
Virginia Union University	4,386 380	3,533 -224	395 81	80.55% -13.23%	11.18% 2.82%
Virginia Wesleyan University	1,718 -358	1,399 -394	281 -60	81.43% -4.94%	20.09% 1.07%
Washington and Lee University	7,224 603	1,225 -23	476 -8	16.96% -1.89%	38.86% 0.08%
ECPI University	4,969 167	4,109 149	1,024 16	82.69% 0.22%	24.92% -0.53%
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing	121 -10	89 25	67 8	73.55% 24.70%	75.28% -16.91%
Eastern Virginia Career College	64 47	36 27	36 27	56.25% 3.31%	100.00%
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary	1	1	1	100.00%	100.00%
Fairfax University of America	378 367	4 -7	4 4	1.06% -98.94%	100.00%
Chamberlain University-Virginia	4 -1	2 -3	1 -3	50.00% -50.00%	50.00% -30.00%
DeVry University-Virginia	6 -6	2 -1	2 -1	33.33% 8.33%	100.00%
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing	153 -116	50 -22	48 22	32.68% 5.91%	96.00% 59.89%
Patrick Henry College	236 -3	179 -18	103 -2	75.85% -6.58%	57.54% 4.24%
Arizona College-Falls Church	39	39	16	100.00%	41.03%

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