Virginia Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate

Norfolk State University has the lowest 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 39% last year.

Old Dominion University with 48% and ECPI University with 50% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Virginia Colleges having Lowest Graduation Rate. Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

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

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Virginia Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate

Norfolk State University has the lowest graduation rate of 39% and Old Dominion University has the second lowest graduation rate of 48%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,557 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,872 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 80.86% and the average SAT score is 1,161 at the schools.

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

Table. Virginia Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
	School Name	Graduation Rate	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Total Population	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA Public, four-years	39.00% 1.88%	$21,412 ($9,910)	16.35%	89.50%	940	5,783	18 to 1
2 1	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA Public, four-years	48.00% 0.69%	$32,662 ($12,262)	22.46%	95.14%	1,170	23,107	16 to 1
3 1	ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA Private, four-years	50.00% 8.31%	$18,484	24.92%	82.69%	-	11,740	12 to 1
4 -	Radford University Radford, VA Public, four-years	53.00% 0.91%	$25,185 ($12,286)	11.48%	93.34%	1,050	7,718	12 to 1
5 -	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA Private, four-years	54.00% 8.00%	$20,686	23.10%	32.34%	1,150	10,337	21 to 1
6 1	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public, four-years	64.00% 3.55%	$39,042 ($16,458)	25.10%	91.00%	1,160	28,082	16 to 1
7 1	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Private, four-years	65.00% 2.88%	$21,222	19.90%	99.29%	-	96,709	18 to 1
8 -	George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public, four-years	70.00% 0.13%	$39,397 ($13,815)	23.02%	90.00%	1,250	39,049	16 to 1
9 -	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Public, four-years	81.00% 0.75%	$30,790 ($13,576)	20.21%	78.31%	1,240	22,224	17 to 1
10 -	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public, four-years	86.00% 0.61%	$36,694 ($15,478)	27.75%	56.98%	1,330	38,170	17 to 1
	Average	61.00%	$28,557 ($13,398)	21.43%	80.86%	1,161	28,292	16 to 1

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