For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Virginia colleges is 62.38%, 266,468 accepted out of 427,183 applicants.
For Virginia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 28,493 (7.15%) compared to last year, from 398,690 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 614, which is less than -1.15% last year.
Virginia colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 3.01% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Virginia colleges. The yield decreased by 0.68%.
Among Virginia colleges, Washington University of Science and Technology has the lowest acceptance rate of 7.26% with 30 accepted students out of 413 applicants. University of Virginia-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 58,951 and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,289.
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.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University of Science and Technology | 413 239 | 30 10 | 20 | 7.26% -4.23% | 66.67% -33.33% |
| Riverside College of Health Sciences | 62 32 | 8 3 | 8 4 | 12.90% -3.77% | 100.00% 20.00% |
| Washington and Lee University | 8,213 1,393 | 1,147 -37 | 472 -30 | 13.97% -3.39% | 41.15% -1.25% |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | 58,951 2,423 | 9,909 376 | 3,961 -5 | 16.81% -0.05% | 39.97% -1.63% |
| University of Richmond | 16,152 1,031 | 3,585 60 | 841 8 | 22.20% -1.11% | 23.46% -0.17% |
| Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing | 247 32 | 69 22 | 63 16 | 27.94% 6.08% | 91.30% -8.70% |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | 6,581 5,167 | 1,878 550 | 284 -6 | 28.54% -65.38% | 15.12% -6.72% |
| William & Mary | 17,798 250 | 6,064 323 | 1,614 -5 | 34.07% 1.35% | 26.62% -1.58% |
| Regent University | 8,414 1,153 | 3,207 217 | 690 47 | 38.12% -3.06% | 21.52% 0.02% |
| Hampden-Sydney College | 3,177 953 | 1,300 185 | 296 56 | 40.92% -9.21% | 22.77% 1.25% |
| University of Lynchburg | 6,948 2,135 | 2,988 -968 | 438 -40 | 43.01% -39.18% | 14.66% 2.58% |
| Advanced Technology Institute | 480 147 | 257 54 | 110 -7 | 53.54% -7.42% | 42.80% -14.84% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 52,498 5,290 | 28,758 1,835 | 7,289 93 | 54.78% -2.25% | 25.35% -1.38% |
| Averett University | 2,573 -749 | 1,456 -132 | 263 -20 | 56.59% 8.79% | 18.06% 0.24% |
| Bluefield University | 1,386 329 | 822 159 | 152 -28 | 59.31% -3.41% | 18.49% -8.66% |
| Hampton University | 17,885 5,766 | 11,133 5,283 | 1,147 -60 | 62.25% 13.98% | 10.30% -10.33% |
| Hollins University | 2,827 -165 | 1,921 -199 | 184 -8 | 67.95% -2.91% | 9.58% 0.52% |
| Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing | 125 12 | 88 12 | 56 18 | 70.40% 3.14% | 63.64% 13.64% |
| Virginia Military Institute | 2,066 895 | 1,472 515 | 467 -2 | 71.25% -10.48% | 31.73% -17.28% |
| James Madison University | 38,428 2,678 | 27,482 224 | 4,990 68 | 71.52% -4.73% | 18.16% 0.10% |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 3,808 1,157 | 2,775 885 | 330 -43 | 72.87% 1.58% | 11.89% -7.85% |
| ECPI University | 5,330 1,231 | 3,972 574 | 1,040 -65 | 74.52% -8.38% | 26.18% -6.34% |
| Sweet Briar College | 1,239 103 | 936 121 | 124 -14 | 75.54% 3.80% | 13.25% -3.68% |
| Shenandoah University | 4,200 437 | 3,232 303 | 540 55 | 76.95% -0.89% | 16.71% 0.15% |
| Patrick Henry College | 266 44 | 206 24 | 98 | 77.44% -4.54% | 47.57% -6.28% |
| University of Mary Washington | 5,124 518 | 4,088 115 | 725 -33 | 79.78% -6.48% | 17.73% -1.35% |
| Roanoke College | 5,785 -1,044 | 4,805 -663 | 468 -63 | 83.06% 2.99% | 9.74% 0.03% |
| Emory & Henry University | 2,569 220 | 2,149 -113 | 256 -83 | 83.65% -12.65% | 11.91% -3.08% |
| Christopher Newport University | 7,341 279 | 6,316 104 | 1,140 -23 | 86.04% -1.92% | 18.05% -0.67% |
| Randolph-Macon College | 3,242 622 | 2,808 623 | 532 101 | 86.61% 3.21% | 18.95% -0.78% |
| George Mason University | 25,234 2,655 | 22,074 2,017 | 4,464 13 | 87.48% -1.35% | 20.22% -1.97% |
| Norfolk State University | 11,247 1,036 | 9,871 940 | 1,305 -198 | 87.77% 0.31% | 13.22% -3.61% |
| Virginia State University | 11,775 1,198 | 10,436 1,012 | 1,489 41 | 88.63% -0.47% | 14.27% -1.10% |
| Ferrum College | 1,787 304 | 1,590 107 | 183 -59 | 88.98% -11.02% | 11.51% -4.81% |
| Richard Bland College | 1,602 -145 | 1,430 174 | 475 52 | 89.26% 17.37% | 33.22% -0.46% |
| Radford University | 10,960 -112 | 9,813 -223 | 1,416 313 | 89.53% -1.11% | 14.43% 3.44% |
| Chamberlain University-Virginia | 10 8 | 9 7 | 7 6 | 90.00% -10.00% | 77.78% 27.78% |
| Longwood University | 5,391 -687 | 4,864 -290 | 827 34 | 90.22% 5.42% | 17.00% 1.61% |
| Old Dominion University | 15,100 -116 | 13,645 -128 | 2,721 4 | 90.36% -0.16% | 19.94% 0.21% |
| Bridgewater College | 3,938 -46 | 3,612 -6 | 366 -63 | 91.72% 0.91% | 10.13% -1.73% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 20,954 1,902 | 19,408 1,679 | 4,190 -329 | 92.62% -0.44% | 21.59% -3.90% |
| Marymount University | 4,329 731 | 4,033 1,136 | 466 56 | 93.16% 12.64% | 11.55% -2.60% |
| Randolph College | 2,416 481 | 2,264 427 | 266 66 | 93.71% -1.23% | 11.75% 0.86% |
| Eastern Virginia Career College | 99 9 | 95 17 | 95 22 | 95.96% 9.29% | 100.00% 6.41% |
| Southern Virginia University | 1,451 350 | 1,399 302 | 300 5 | 96.42% -3.22% | 21.44% -5.45% |
| Virginia Union University | 2,835 64 | 2,778 70 | 396 -19 | 97.99% 0.26% | 14.25% -1.08% |
| Liberty University | 24,942 -11,979 | 24,687 -11,984 | 6,021 -398 | 98.98% -0.34% | 24.39% 6.89% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | 66 26 | 66 26 | 34 15 | 100.00% | 51.52% 4.02% |
| Centra College | 2 1 | 2 1 | - | 100.00% | - |
| Eastern Mennonite University | 1,470 291 | 1,470 294 | 183 -4 | 100.00% 0.25% | 12.45% -3.45% |