The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Virginia Private Colleges is 20.37% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Patrick Henry College has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 57.54% and Washington and Lee University (38.86%) and Southern Virginia University (35.06%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Virginia Private Colleges.

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

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Most Favored Virginia Private Colleges

Patrick Henry College has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 57.54% and Washington and Lee University has the second highest yield of 38.86%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,983 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,416 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 59.63% and the average SAT score is 1,280 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 60.60% and the students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

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

Table. Most Favored Virginia Private Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Patrick Henry College Purcellville, VAPrivate, 4-year 57.54%
4.24%
75.85%1,360$28,42540964.00%15 to 1
2
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Washington and Lee University Lexington, VAPrivate, 4-year 38.86%
0.08%
16.96%1,480$64,5252,24394.00%7 to 1
3
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Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VAPrivate, 4-year 35.06%
7.16%
99.45%1,080$20,0401,05346.00%17 to 1
4
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Shenandoah University Winchester, VAPrivate, 4-year 25.75%
0.42%
80.36%-$36,0284,26062.00%11 to 1
5
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ECPI University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 24.92%
0.53%
82.69%-$18,48411,74050.00%12 to 1
6
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University of Richmond University of Richmond, VAPrivate, 4-year 24.31%
2.49%
24.37%1,470$62,6003,87687.00%8 to 1
7
2
Bluefield University Bluefield, VAPrivate, 4-year 24.03%
3.96%
63.01%-$29,69699131.00%15 to 1
8
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Regent University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 23.10%
2.57%
32.34%1,150$20,68610,33754.00%21 to 1
9
2
Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VAPrivate, 4-year 21.49%
0.74%
39.79%1,160$52,38884675.00%9 to 1
10
3
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 20.09%
1.07%
81.43%1,260$36,9601,53843.00%13 to 1
Average29.52%59.63%1,280$36,9833,72960.60%13 to 1