ECPI University is the largest private Virginia college with 11,740 students. The percentage of online students is 27.79% at the school.

Shenandoah University with 4,260 students and University of Richmond with 3,876 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.

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

ECPI University is the largest school with 11,740 students and Shenandoah University has the second largest population with 4,260 students. We note again that colleges with more than 50% of online students are excluded for the ranking.

ECPI University stay at first place of the largest college ranking since last year. Shenandoah University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,020 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,489 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 68.50% and the average SAT score is 1,193 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 61.30% and the students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

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

Table. Largest Virginia Private Colleges With Most Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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ECPI University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 11,740
2,613
11,3993414,6567,0843,26212 to 1
2
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Shenandoah University Winchester, VAPrivate, 4-year 4,260
86
2,4611,7991,3572,90355811 to 1
3
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University of Richmond University of Richmond, VAPrivate, 4-year 3,876
180
3,1457311,7382,1382088 to 1
4
1
Marymount University Arlington, VAPrivate, 4-year 3,711
417
2,2751,4361,4262,28586413 to 1
5
1
Hampton University Hampton, VAPrivate, 4-year 3,286
230
2,8464401,1152,17137413 to 1
6
-
University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VAPrivate, 4-year 2,394
298
1,5898058771,51741610 to 1
7
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Washington and Lee University Lexington, VAPrivate, 4-year 2,243
60
1,8673761,1041,139-7 to 1
8
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Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VAPrivate, 4-year 1,957
153
1,3146434121,54580712 to 1
9
3
Virginia Union University Richmond, VAPrivate, 4-year 1,860
344
1,32953192993156317 to 1
10
1
Roanoke College Salem, VAPrivate, 4-year 1,826
94
1,826-840986-11 to 1
Average3,7153,0057891,4452,27088211 to 1