Virginia Public 4-Years Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Virginia Public 4-Years Colleges is 20.89% for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 39.97% and Virginia Military Institute (31.73%) and William & Mary (26.62%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Virginia Public 4-Years 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.

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 39.97% and Virginia Military Institute has the second highest yield of 31.73%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,596 and graduate tuition & fees is $32,815 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Virginia Public 4-Years Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 68.47%, and the average SAT score is 1,276, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Virginia Public 4-Years Colleges

Table. Most Favored Virginia Public 4-Years Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1		University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 39.97%
1.63%		16.81%1,480$61,591
($23,118)		26,40996.00%15 to 1
2
1		Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, 4-year 31.73%
17.28%		71.25%1,180$52,638
($21,046)		1,52776.00%9 to 1
3
-		William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 26.62%
1.58%		34.07%1,470$51,038
($25,734)		9,81889.00%12 to 1
4
-		Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 25.35%
1.38%		54.78%1,360$37,764
($15,948)		38,85786.00%17 to 1
5
-		Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year 21.59%
3.90%		92.62%1,130$39,884
($16,720)		28,46463.00%17 to 1
6
-		George Mason University Fairfax, VAPublic, 4-year 20.22%
1.97%		87.48%1,270$38,688
($14,220)		39,76668.00%16 to 1
7
1		Old Dominion University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 19.94%
0.21%		90.36%1,190$33,780
($12,750)		23,74346.00%13 to 1
8
3		James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year 18.16%
0.10%		71.52%1,250$31,312
($13,966)		22,74080.00%17 to 1
9
1		Christopher Newport University Newport News, VAPublic, 4-year 18.05%
0.67%		86.04%1,170$31,178
($16,828)		4,45472.00%13 to 1
10
1		University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 17.73%
1.35%		79.78%1,260$28,083
($14,905)		3,82666.00%13 to 1
Average23.94%68.47%1,276$40,596
($17,524)		19,96074.20%14 to 1