The top city with the largest student population in Virginia is Lynchburg, VA with 111,915 students enrolled across 7 colleges.While Lynchburg has the largest student population, it is not the city with the most colleges. Virginia Beach has the highest number of colleges with 15 schools (28,256 students) in Virginia. You can check the cities with the most colleges in Virginia here.
The largest college in Lynchburg is Liberty University with 104,327 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Virginia include
- Annandale, VA (1 colleges, 56,457 students). .
- Norfolk, VA (10 colleges, 49,119 students). The leading institution in Norfolk is Old Dominion University with 23,743 students.
- Blacksburg, VA (3 colleges, 41,474 students). The top college in Blacksburg is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with 38,857 students.
- Richmond, VA (13 colleges, 40,911 students). The most prominent college in Richmond is Virginia Commonwealth University with 28,464 students.
- Fairfax, VA (2 colleges, 39,791 students). The biggest institution in Fairfax is George Mason University with 39,766 students.
- Charlottesville, VA (2 colleges, 31,672 students). The most prominent college in Charlottesville is University of Virginia-Main Campus with 26,409 students.
- Virginia Beach, VA (15 colleges, 28,256 students). The top college in Virginia Beach is ECPI University with 12,572 students.
- Harrisonburg, VA (2 colleges, 23,894 students). The largest college in Harrisonburg is James Madison University with 22,740 students.
- Hampton, VA (5 colleges, 10,798 students). The most prominent college in Hampton is Hampton University with 4,244 students.
Virginia Cities with Largest College Student Population
The following table lists cities with the largest student populations in Virginia, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.