2024 Tightest Virginia Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Virginia colleges, Washington and Lee University has the tightest acceptance rate (16.96%) and University of Virginia-Main Campus has the second lowest rate (18.66%) based on academic year 2022-2023 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Virginia Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Virginia colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Virginia Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | 7,224 | 1,225 | 476 | 17.0% | 38.9% | $64,525 | 2,243 | 1,490 |
| 2 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | 50,926 | 9,503 | 4,022 | 18.7% | 42.3% | $59,633 | 26,082 | 1,490 |
| 3 | University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA | 14,364 | 3,501 | 851 | 24.4% | 24.3% | $62,600 | 3,876 | 1,470 |
| 4 | Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | 6,989 | 2,260 | 522 | 32.3% | 23.1% | $20,686 | 10,337 | 1,160 |
| 5 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VA | 18,087 | 6,059 | 1,642 | 33.5% | 27.1% | $49,412 | 9,654 | 1,450 |
| 6 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | 45,321 | 25,825 | 7,166 | 57.0% | 27.7% | $36,694 | 38,170 | 1,330 |
| 7 | Hampton University Hampton, VA | 15,009 | 11,177 | 867 | 74.5% | 7.8% | $29,162 | 3,286 | 1,078 |
| 8 | James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | 30,727 | 24,062 | 4,863 | 78.3% | 20.2% | $30,790 | 22,224 | 1,240 |
| 9 | Roanoke College Salem, VA | 5,055 | 4,032 | 502 | 79.8% | 12.5% | $36,774 | 1,826 | 1,180 |
| 10 | Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA | 7,428 | 6,340 | 1,161 | 85.4% | 18.3% | $30,988 | 4,559 | 1,200 |
Qualified Virginia Colleges in Core Admission Stats
