In Virginia, 27,402 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 5,031 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.

Old Dominion University has the most online students of 8,674 out of 23,107 total students (37.54%) among 13 Virginia colleges that offer online programs.

George Mason University with 7,421 online students and Virginia Commonwealth University with 2,680 online students are following it in The largest online Virginia Public Colleges ranking.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online Virginia Public Colleges

Old Dominion University has the most online students with 8,674 students and George Mason University has the second highest online population with 7,421 students.

Old Dominion University stay at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. George Mason University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,095 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,149 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 73.42% and the average SAT score is 1,221 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 69.20% 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 The Largest Online Virginia Public Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online Virginia Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Old Dominion University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 8,674
684		23,10718,3754,73210,10213,005$32,662
($12,262)
2
-		George Mason University Fairfax, VAPublic, 4-year 7,421
1,327		39,04927,01412,03518,82620,223$39,397
($13,815)
3
-		Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year 2,680
1,239		28,08220,9587,12410,04418,038$39,042
($16,458)
4
2		Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 1,625
44		38,17030,4347,73621,68716,483$36,694
($15,478)
5
1		Radford University Radford, VAPublic, 4-year 1,436
834		7,7186,0081,7102,5565,162$25,185
($12,286)
6
2		William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 1,042
10		9,6546,7972,8574,0525,602$49,412
($25,040)
7
2		University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 1,038
1,022		26,08217,4448,63811,74614,336$58,950
($22,323)
8
1		James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year 1,036
67		22,22420,3461,8789,29712,927$30,790
($13,576)
9
-		Longwood University Farmville, VAPublic, 4-year 879
25		4,3583,1541,2041,3243,034$27,410
($15,200)
10
1		Norfolk State University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 682
67		5,7835,3374461,9203,863$21,412
($9,910)
Average2,65120,42315,5874,8369,15511,267$36,095
($15,635)