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Colleges in Virginia

All 55 Virginia colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Virginia ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Washington and Lee University Lexington Highly Selective 14% 80
2 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville Highly Selective 17% 80
3 William & Mary Williamsburg Selective 34% 73
4 University of Richmond University of Richmond Selective 22% 72
5 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg Moderate 55% 67
6 George Mason University Fairfax Open 87% 61
7 James Madison University Harrisonburg Open 72% 60
8 Virginia Military Institute Lexington Open 71% 58
9 Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney Moderate 41% 57
10 University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise Selective 29% 56
11 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg Open 80% 55
12 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Open 93% 52
13 Christopher Newport University Newport News Open 86% 52
14 Old Dominion University Norfolk Open 90% 49
15 Hampton University Hampton Moderate 62% 49
16 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg Moderate 43% 48
17 Radford University Radford Open 90% 47
18 Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach Open 73% 46
19 Randolph-Macon College Ashland Open 87% 46
20 Regent University Virginia Beach Selective 38% 46
21 Randolph College Lynchburg Open 94% 45
22 Mary Baldwin University Staunton Open — 45
23 Longwood University Farmville Open 90% 45
24 Roanoke College Salem Open 83% 45
25 Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar Open 76% 44
26 Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg Open 100% 44
27 Shenandoah University Winchester Open 77% 43
28 Hollins University Roanoke Open 68% 43
29 Virginia State University Petersburg Open 89% 43
30 Emory & Henry University Emory Open 84% 42
31 Norfolk State University Norfolk Open 88% 42
32 Bridgewater College Bridgewater Open 92% 42
33 Marymount University Arlington Open 93% 42
34 Bluefield University Bluefield Moderate 59% 42
35 Averett University Danville Moderate 57% 41
36 Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Open — 41
37 Southern Virginia University Buena Vista Open 96% 37
38 Ferrum College Ferrum Open 89% 35
39 Liberty University Lynchburg Open 99% 34
40 Virginia Union University Richmond Open 98% 32
41 Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg Open — 31
42 Patrick Henry College Purcellville Open 77% 24
— Appalachian College of Pharmacy Oakwood Open — —
— Appalachian School of Law Grundy Open — —
— Ascent College Gainesville Open — —
— Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond Open — —
— Centra College Lynchburg Open 100% —
— Divine Mercy University Sterling Open — —
— Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk Open — —
— Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg Open — —
— Riverside College of Health Careers Newport News Highly Selective 13% —
— Sentara College of Health Sciences Chesapeake Open — —
— Union Presbyterian Seminary Richmond Open — —
— Virginia Beach Theological Seminary Virginia Beach Open — —
— Virginia University of Integrative Medicine Vienna Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →