George Mason University is the largest public Virginia college with 39,049 students. The percentage of online students is 19.00% at the school.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with 38,170 students and Virginia Commonwealth University with 28,082 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 Public Colleges With Most Students

George Mason University is the largest school with 39,049 students and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the second largest population with 38,170 students. We note again that colleges with more than 50% of online students are excluded for the ranking.

George Mason University stay at first place of the largest college ranking since last year. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,555 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,572 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 73.62% and the average SAT score is 1,200 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 66.30% and the students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

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

Table. Largest Virginia Public Colleges With Most Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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George Mason University Fairfax, VAPublic, 4-year 39,049
508
27,01412,03518,82620,2237,42116 to 1
2
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 38,170
1,146
30,4347,73621,68716,4831,62517 to 1
3
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Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year 28,082
988
20,9587,12410,04418,0382,68016 to 1
4
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University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 26,082
454
17,4448,63811,74614,3361,03815 to 1
5
-
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 23,107
1,179
18,3754,73210,10213,0058,67416 to 1
6
-
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year 22,224
630
20,3461,8789,29712,9271,03617 to 1
7
1
William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 9,654
715
6,7972,8574,0525,6021,04212 to 1
8
1
Radford University Radford, VAPublic, 4-year 7,718
2,977
6,0081,7102,5565,1621,43612 to 1
9
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Norfolk State University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 5,783
326
5,3374461,9203,86368218 to 1
10
3
Virginia State University Petersburg, VAPublic, 4-year 4,648
628
4,3003481,8512,7974812 to 1
Average20,45215,7014,7509,20811,2442,56815 to 1