Student Population Changes Over Past 5 Years of Virginia Colleges

How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Virginia Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of Virginia Colleges is 546,189.The overall number of students in Virginia Colleges increased by 0.5%.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at Virginia Colleges has increased by 0.25% from 544,824 to 546,189 students. Of the 134 Virginia Colleges, 61 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 68 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

You can check 2023 enrollment by school level and gender at Virginia Colleges student population.

Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Virginia Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Changes
Paul Mitchell the School-RoanokeRoanoke, VA	89	111 22	132 21	107 25	106 1	17
Advanced Technology InstituteVirginia Beach, VA	609	504 105	461 43	466 5	459 7	150
Averett UniversityDanville, VA	961	894 67	887 7	1,336 449	1,363 27	402
Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, VA	4,099	3,834 265	3,462 372	3,386 76	3,562 176	537
Bluefield UniversityBluefield, VA	1,156	1,156	965 191	948 17	991 43	165
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, VA	1,857	1,754 103	1,597 157	1,463 134	1,421 42	436
William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA	8,817	8,773 44	8,939 166	9,517 578	9,654 137	837
Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, VA	9,889	10,365 476	10,483 118	10,330 153	10,337 7	448
Central School of Practical NursingNorfolk, VA	20	24 4	28 4	20 8	21 1	1
Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg, VA	4,047	3,813 234	3,370 443	3,464 94	3,388 76	659
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA	4,957	4,919 38	4,868 51	4,584 284	4,559 25	398
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, VA	529	1,761 1	1,515 246	1,245 270	1,281 36	752
Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton Forge, VA	981	1,032 51	1,075 43	1,069 6	946 123	35
Danville Community CollegeDanville, VA	2,828	2,813 15	2,411 402	2,330 81	2,274 56	554
Centura College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, VA	102	107 5	99 8	113 14	109 4	7
Emory & Henry CollegeEmory, VA	1,246	1,292 46	1,230 62	1,372 142	1,358 14	112
Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, VA	1,444	1,358 86	1,394 36	1,342 52	1,334 8	110
Eastern Shore Community CollegeMelfa, VA	654	620 34	677 57	637 40	658 21	4
Ferrum CollegeFerrum, VA	1,124	1,050 74	972 78	869 103	855 14	269
George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA	37,316	37,863 547	38,541 678	38,628 87	39,049 421	1
Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove, VA	7,207	7,225 18	7,679 454	7,496 183	7,688 192	481
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, VA	1,072	993 79	881 112	851 30	846 5	226
Hampton UniversityHampton, VA	4,321	4,293 28	3,516 777	3,317 199	3,286 31	1
Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA	805	798 7	795 3	855 60	803 52	2
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, VA	8,737	8,711 26	7,759 952	7,252 507	7,527 275	1
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA	21,751	21,820 69	21,594 226	22,166 572	22,224 58	473
Brightpoint Community CollegeChester, VA	10,144	10,152 8	9,440 712	8,558 882	8,792 234	1
Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA	79,152	85,586 6	93,349 7	94,709 1	96,709 2	17
Longwood UniversityFarmville, VA	4,911	4,468 443	4,841 373	4,612 229	4,358 254	553
Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, VA	6,798	6,716 82	6,337 379	5,862 475	5,720 142	1
University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA	3,081	2,956 125	2,692 264	2,553 139	2,394 159	687
Centra CollegeLynchburg, VA	369	369	314 55	304 10	227 77	142
Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton, VA	1,902	1,986 84	2,110 124	2,142 32	1,957 185	55
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA	4,727	4,488 239	4,293 195	3,956 337	3,757 199	970
Marymount UniversityArlington, VA	3,418	3,363 55	3,294 69	3,555 261	3,711 156	293
Sovah School of Health ProfessionsDanville, VA	12	11 1	13 2	19 6	23 4	11
Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap, VA	2,506	2,313 193	2,253 60	2,079 174	1,928 151	578
American National UniversitySalem, VA	1,072	799 273	931 132	997 66	1,113 116	41
New River Community CollegeDublin, VA	4,419	4,332 87	4,137 195	3,903 234	3,980 77	439
Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeake, VA	386	370 16	341 29	312 29	331 19	55
Tidewater Tech-TradesNorfolk, VA	371	420 49	436 16	466 30	454 12	83
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA	5,204	5,601 397	5,457 144	5,458 1	5,783 325	579
Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, VA	50,929	51,822 893	52,873 1	49,560 3	51,896 2	967
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA	24,176	23,675 501	24,286 611	23,494 792	23,107 387	1
Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsville, VA	2,266	2,238 28	2,050 188	1,906 144	1,861 45	405
Paul D Camp Community CollegeFranklin, VA	1,288	1,257 31	1,237 20	1,239 2	1,188 51	100
Southside College of Health SciencesColonial Heights, VA	131	112 19	115 3	107 8	103 4	28
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, VA	5,445	5,312 133	4,864 448	4,997 133	5,022 25	423
Radford UniversityRadford, VA	9,335	11,870 2	10,695 1	8,998 1	7,718 1	1
Sylvain Melloul International Hair AcademyLynchburg, VA	88	126 38	138 12	146 8	116 30	28
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, VA	1,488	1,543 55	1,554 11	1,501 53	1,490 11	2
Randolph CollegeLynchburg, VA	626	617 9	566 51	550 16	553 3	73
Rappahannock Community CollegeGlenns, VA	3,082	2,909 173	2,629 280	2,588 41	2,591 3	491
Fortis College-NorfolkNorfolk, VA	293	378 85	454 76	441 13	410 31	117
Richard Bland CollegeSouth Prince George, VA	2,475	2,375 100	2,218 157	2,670 452	2,051 619	424
Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingRichmond, VA	458	448 10	456 8	427 29	481 54	23
University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA	4,002	3,914 88	4,056 142	3,890 166	3,876 14	126
Riverside College of Health CareersNewport News, VA	328	305 23	303 2	322 19	338 16	10
Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA	2,014	2,003 11	1,920 83	1,863 57	1,826 37	188
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical ImagingRichmond, VA	30	31 1	29 2	33 4	27 6	3
Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, VA	3,817	3,791 26	4,174 383	4,287 113	4,260 27	443
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, VA	1,023	1,111 88	1,140 29	1,170 30	1,053 117	30
Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta, VA	3,430	3,219 211	3,123 96	2,961 162	3,112 151	318
Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar Bluff, VA	2,373	2,338 35	2,295 43	2,135 160	2,163 28	210
Staunton School of CosmetologyStaunton, VA	28	26 2	30 4	44 14	22 22	6
Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, VA	5,520	5,606 86	4,797 809	3,223 1	2,608 615	2
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA	337	354 17	362 8	454 92	460 6	123
Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, VA	7,685	7,314 371	6,256 1	5,832 424	6,018 186	1
Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, VA	20,941	19,064 1	16,769 2	16,797 28	16,195 602	4
University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, VA	2,065	1,978 87	1,905 73	1,814 91	1,704 110	361
Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, VA	2,387	2,286 101	2,086 200	2,451 365	2,068 383	319
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA	34,683	36,383 1	37,024 641	37,279 255	38,170 891	3
Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, VA	6,827	6,303 524	5,738 565	5,625 113	5,860 235	967
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA	30,697	29,757 940	29,070 687	28,594 476	28,082 512	2
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA	24,639	25,012 373	25,628 616	26,005 377	26,082 77	1
Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA	1,685	1,698 13	1,698	1,652 46	1,512 140	173
Asher Institute of HamptonHampton, VA	14	38 24	8 30	34 26	116 82	102
Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA	298	270 28	244 26	558 314	837 279	539
Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA	4,385	4,365 20	4,020 345	4,300 280	4,648 348	263
Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA	1,552	1,451 101	1,516 65	1,730 214	1,860 130	308
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia Beach, VA	1,437	1,487 50	1,347 140	1,324 23	1,538 214	101
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA	2,223	2,264 41	2,183 81	2,238 55	2,243 5	20
Wytheville Community CollegeWytheville, VA	2,514	2,450 64	2,244 206	2,089 155	2,116 27	398
ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, VA	12,947	13,487 540	14,353 866	12,466 1	11,740 726	1
Centura College-Newport NewsNewport News, VA	126	179 53	195 16	174 21	209 35	83
Centura College-NorfolkNorfolk, VA	166	165 1	213 48	222 9	221 1	55
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical NursingVirginia Beach, VA	60	60	52 8	51 1	54 3	6
Fortis College-RichmondRichmond, VA	425	513 88	507 6	455 52	353 102	72
Centura College-ChesapeakeChesapeake, VA	157	144 13	164 20	204 40	189 15	32
CET-AlexandriaAlexandria, VA	103	103	101 2	82 19	60 22	43
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-NorfolkNorfolk, VA	239	233 6	230 3	224 6	232 8	7
Centura College-Richmond MainNorth Chesterfield, VA	33	112 79	160 48	177 17	149 28	116
Cayce/Reilly School of MassageVirginia Beach, VA	24	26 2	42 16	45 3	54 9	30
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical NursingHenrico, VA	123	96 27	104 8	100 4	101 1	22
University of Management and TechnologyArlington, VA	507	342 165	295 47	1,309 1	1,189 120	682
Chester Career CollegeCHESTER, VA	171	218 47	159 59	108 51	140 32	31
Eastern Virginia Career CollegeFredericksburg, VA	235	261 26	190 71	152 38	202 50	33
Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner SchoolVirginia Beach, VA	211	213 2	199 14	233 34	211 22	-
University of the Potomac-VA CampusFALLS CHURCH, VA	224	144 80	197 53	450 253	569 119	345
Empire Beauty School-MidlothianMidlothian, VA	50	81 31	75 6	84 9	84	34
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ManassasManassas, VA	188	207 19	181 26	244 63	188 56	-
Culpeper Cosmetology Training CenterCulpeper, VA	26	32 6	26 6	25 1	59 34	33
Avi Career TrainingGreat Falls, VA	25	23 2	36 13	17 19	17	8
Virginia Beach Theological SeminaryVirginia Beach, VA	29	28 1	35 7	35	40 5	11
Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons CornerMcLean, VA	189	197 8	197	109 88	129 20	60
Empire Beauty School-RichmondRichmond, VA	59	86 27	75 11	68 7	50 18	9
Columbia CollegeVienna, VA	358	364 6	371 7	238 133	182 56	176
Ascent CollegeHampton, VA	31	30 1	35 5	68 33	99 31	68
Institute of Advanced Medical EstheticsAshland, VA	20	6 14	3 3	10 7	24 14	4
The Art Institute of Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, VA	307	248 59	223 25	122 101	88 34	219
South University-RichmondGlen Allen, VA	533	444 89	412 32	462 50	442 20	91
South University-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, VA	477	394 83	403 9	314 89	240 74	237
Fairfax University of AmericaFairfax, VA	282	153 129	65 88	17 48	43 26	239
Chamberlain University-VirginiaVienna, VA	506	478 28	622 144	715 93	663 52	157
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic MassageFalls Church, VA	122	135 13	152 17	120 32	139 19	17
Empire Beauty School-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, VA	115	152 37	125 27	160 35	171 11	56
Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of VirginiaNewport News, VA	14	20 6	8 12	14 6	19 5	5
Paul Mitchell the School-WoodbridgeWoodbridge, VA	135	159 24	143 16	117 26	37 80	98
The Chrysm Institute of EstheticsVirginia Beach, VA	130	166 36	165 1	167 2	217 50	87
DeVry University-VirginiaArlington, VA	374	281 93	188 93	139 49	76 63	298
Luckes Beauty Academy LLCNewport News, VA	14	35 21	39 4	28 11	21 7	7
IGlobal UniversityVienna, VA	302	299 3	254 45	365 111	645 280	343
Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingFalls Church, VA	311	417 106	441 24	518 77	623 105	312
Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail AcademyReston, VA	102	68 34	56 12	45 11	61 16	41
The Esthetic InstituteVienna, VA	145	141 4	126 15	107 19	115 8	30
Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology SchoolPetersburg, VA	42	58 16	7 51	45 38	50 5	8
American Massage & Bodywork InstituteVienna, VA	83	120 37	99 21	89 10	88 1	5
Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville, VA	-	305	340 35	387 47	409 22	104
Crown Cutz Academy BristolBristol, VA	-	70	37 33	48 11	46 2	24
Lotus Professional CollegeRichmond, VA	-	62	76 14	89 13	108 19	46
Empire Beauty School-Newport NewsNewport News, VA	-	-	59	72 13	85 13	26
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-ArlingtonArlington, VA	-	-	-	-	185	-
Galen Health Institutes-RichmondRichmond, VA	-	-	-	-	212	-
Arizona College-Falls ChurchFalls Church, VA	-	-	-	-	144	-
Average	544,824	552,868 8	551,903 965	543,466 8	546,189 2	1,365

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