The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Virginia Public Colleges is 24.56% for the academic year 2023-2024.

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 42.32% and Virginia Military Institute (42.27%) and University of Virginia's College at Wise (39.78%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Virginia Public 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 Public Colleges

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 42.32% and Virginia Military Institute has the second highest yield of 42.27%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,268 and graduate tuition & fees is $33,425 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 69.99% and the average SAT score is 1,224 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 69.10% 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 Most Favored Virginia Public Colleges.

Table. Most Favored Virginia Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 42.32%
3.24%
18.66%1,490$58,950
($22,323)
26,08295.00%15 to 1
2
1
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, 4-year 42.27%
4.30%
71.06%1,185$51,186
($20,484)
1,51276.00%10 to 1
3
-
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VAPublic, 4-year 39.78%
0.94%
75.57%1,040$32,540
($11,656)
1,70444.00%14 to 1
4
-
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, 4-year 27.75%
0.71%
56.98%1,330$36,694
($15,478)
38,17086.00%17 to 1
5
-
William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 27.10%
0.73%
33.50%1,460$49,412
($25,040)
9,65490.00%12 to 1
6
1
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, 4-year 25.10%
0.06%
91.00%1,160$39,042
($16,458)
28,08264.00%16 to 1
7
2
George Mason University Fairfax, VAPublic, 4-year 23.02%
1.75%
90.00%1,250$39,397
($13,815)
39,04970.00%16 to 1
8
-
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VAPublic, 4-year 22.46%
0.29%
95.14%1,170$32,662
($12,262)
23,10748.00%16 to 1
9
3
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, 4-year 20.21%
5.89%
78.31%1,240$30,790
($13,576)
22,22481.00%17 to 1
10
5
Virginia State University Petersburg, VAPublic, 4-year 18.72%
9.12%
89.72%910$22,006
($9,755)
4,64837.00%12 to 1
Average28.87%69.99%1,224$39,268
($16,085)
19,42369.10%15 to 1