Virginia Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Virginia Colleges is 20.56% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Washington University of Science and Technology has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 66.67% and Patrick Henry College (47.57%) and Washington and Lee University (41.15%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Virginia 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.

Washington University of Science and Technology has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 66.67% and Patrick Henry College has the second highest yield of 47.57%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $41,317 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,841 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded Most Favored Virginia Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 47.13% and the average SAT score is 1,397, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between Most Favored Virginia Colleges

Table. Most Favored Virginia Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Washington University of Science and Technology Alexandria, VAPrivate, 4-year 66.67%
33.33%		7.26%-$13,7851,09667.00%14 to 1
2
-		Patrick Henry College Purcellville, VAPrivate, 4-year 47.57%
6.28%		77.44%1,331$28,42542574.00%14 to 1
3
1		Washington and Lee University Lexington, VAPrivate, 4-year 41.15%
1.25%		13.97%1,480$68,0452,24194.00%7 to 1
4
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
5
2		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
6
1		William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 26.62%
1.58%		34.07%1,470$51,038
($25,734)		9,81889.00%12 to 1
7
1		ECPI University Virginia Beach, VAPrivate, 4-year 26.18%
6.34%		74.52%-$18,48412,57242.00%13 to 1
8
2		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
9
16		Liberty University Lynchburg, VAPrivate, 4-year 24.39%
6.89%		98.98%-$16,173104,32765.00%18 to 1
10
2		University of Richmond University of Richmond, VAPrivate, 4-year 23.46%
0.17%		22.20%1,480$65,2303,72285.00%7 to 1
Average35.31%47.13%1,397$41,317
($21,462)		20,09977.40%13 to 1