Tightest Virginia Public Colleges To Get In

The average acceptance rate of the 15 public Virginia colleges that have competitive admission is 76.11% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0%. The acceptance rate at 0 public Virginia colleges increased and the rate of 0 colleges decreased.

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 18.66%. William & Mary (33.50%) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (56.98%) are following it in the list of Tightest Virginia Public Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tightest Virginia Public Colleges To Get In

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the lowest acceptance rate (tightest rate) of 18.66% and William & Mary has the second lowest rate of 33.50% among 15 Virginia colleges with competitive admission. University of Virginia-Main Campus stay at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. William & Mary also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,086 and graduate tuition & fees is $28,503 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Tightest Virginia Public Colleges To Get In.

Table. Tightest Virginia Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
	School Name	Acceptance Rate	Yield	SAT Score	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA Public, four-years	18.66% -	42.32%	1,490	$58,950 ($22,323)	26,082	95.00%	15 to 1
2 -	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA Public, four-years	33.50% -	27.10%	1,460	$49,412 ($25,040)	9,654	90.00%	12 to 1
3 -	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public, four-years	56.98% -	27.75%	1,330	$36,694 ($15,478)	38,170	86.00%	17 to 1
4 -	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA Public, four-years	71.06% -	42.27%	1,185	$51,186 ($20,484)	1,512	76.00%	10 to 1
5 -	University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA Public, four-years	75.57% -	39.78%	1,040	$32,540 ($11,656)	1,704	44.00%	14 to 1
6 -	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Public, four-years	78.31% -	20.21%	1,240	$30,790 ($13,576)	22,224	81.00%	17 to 1
7 -	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA Public, four-years	85.35% -	18.31%	1,190	$30,988 ($16,351)	4,559	76.00%	13 to 1
8 -	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA Public, four-years	85.79% -	18.54%	1,250	$31,479 ($14,559)	3,757	68.00%	12 to 1
9 -	Longwood University Farmville, VA Public, four-years	87.79% -	14.97%	1,120	$27,410 ($15,200)	4,358	66.00%	13 to 1
10 -	Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA Public, four-years	89.50% -	16.35%	940	$21,412 ($9,910)	5,783	39.00%	18 to 1
	Average	68.25%	26.76%	1,225	$37,086 ($16,458)	11,780	72.10%	14 to 1

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