Largest Virginia Public Colleges With Most Students

George Mason University is the largest public Virginia college with 39,049 students. The percentage of online students is 19.00% at the school.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with 38,170 students and Virginia Commonwealth University with 28,082 students are following it in the largetst Virginia college ranking.

For the largest college ranking, we exclude colleges with more than 50% of online students. Instead, you can check them at the largest Virginia online colleges.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Largest Virginia Public Colleges With Most Students

George Mason University is the largest school with 39,049 students and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the second largest population with 38,170 students. We note again that colleges with more than 50% of online students are excluded for the ranking.

George Mason University stay at first place of the largest college ranking since last year. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,555 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,572 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 73.62% and the average SAT score is 1,200 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Largest Virginia Public Colleges With Most Students.

Table. Largest Virginia Public Colleges With Most Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public, four-years	39,049 421	27,014	12,035	18,826	20,223	7,421	16 to 1
2 -	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public, four-years	38,170 891	30,434	7,736	21,687	16,483	1,625	17 to 1
3 -	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public, four-years	28,082 512	20,958	7,124	10,044	18,038	2,680	16 to 1
4 -	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA Public, four-years	26,082 77	17,444	8,638	11,746	14,336	1,038	15 to 1
5 -	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA Public, four-years	23,107 387	18,375	4,732	10,102	13,005	8,674	16 to 1
6 -	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Public, four-years	22,224 58	20,346	1,878	9,297	12,927	1,036	17 to 1
7 -	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA Public, four-years	9,654 137	6,797	2,857	4,052	5,602	1,042	12 to 1
8 -	Radford University Radford, VA Public, four-years	7,718 1,280	6,008	1,710	2,556	5,162	1,436	12 to 1
9 -	Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA Public, four-years	5,783 325	5,337	446	1,920	3,863	682	18 to 1
10 2	Virginia State University Petersburg, VA Public, four-years	4,648 348	4,300	348	1,851	2,797	48	12 to 1
	Average	20,452	15,701	4,750	9,208	11,244	2,568	15 to 1

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