A Guide to 4-Year Schools in Virginia
Undergraduate Statistics
|
College/ Location/ Enrollment |
Type |
% of Applicants Accepted |
Total Cost (05-06) |
Test Requirements |
SAT / ACT (Mid-50% Of 2005 freshmen) |
GPA 2005 freshmen |
Admissions Deadlines |
Financial Aid Priority Deadline |
|
Averett
University Danville 824 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
84% |
$24,920 |
SAT I or ACT application essay
required |
SATI-V: 440-530 SATI-M:450-540 ACT : 17-22 |
59%: 3.0 up 40% 2.0-2.99 |
Rolling basis |
4/1 |
|
Bluefield College Bluefield 776 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
57% |
$18,235 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 430-520 SATI-M: 420-510 ACT: 16-21 |
58%: 3.0 up 41%: 2.0-2.99 |
Rolling basis |
Priority:3/1 |
|
Bridgewater College Bridgewater 1,493 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
86% |
$29,250 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 480-570 SATI-M: 480-580 ACT: 19-24 |
85%: 3.0 up 15%: 2.0-2.99 |
Rolling basis |
3/1 |
|
Christopher Newport Univ. Newport News 4,496 students |
Public liberal arts college coed |
71% |
$14,030 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V:530-620 SATI-M:530-610 ACT: 21-25 |
88%: 3.0 up 12%: 2.0-2.9 |
Rolling basis |
Priority: 3/1 |
|
College of William & Mary Williamsburg 5,540 students |
Public university coed |
31% |
$14,639 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 630-730 SATI-M: 630-710 ACT: 28-31 |
100%: 3.0 up |
Deadline: 1/1 Early Decision 11/1 |
Closing 3/15 Priority 2/15 |
|
Eastern Mennonite U. Harrisonburg 998 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
77% |
$27,220 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 480-630 SATI-M: 480-630 ACT: 22-28 |
77%: 3.0 up 23%: 2.0-2.99 |
Rolling basis |
Priority:4/15 |
|
Emory& Henry College Emory 1,027 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
76% |
$26,570 |
SAT I or ACT personal essay
required |
SATI-V: 480-590 SATI-M: 460-560 ACT: 20-26 |
81%: 3.0 up 19%: 2.0-2.99 |
Rolling basis |
Priority:4/1 Closing:8/1 |
|
Ferrum
College Ferrum 991 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
72% |
$25,820 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 410-490 SATI-M: 400-500 ACT: 15-19 |
29%: 3.0 up 65%: 2.0-2.99 |
Rolling Priority: 3/1 |
No closing Priority:4/1 |
|
George Mason Univ. Fairfax 17,529 students |
Public university coed |
69% |
$12,402 |
SAT or ACT |
SATI-V: 490-600 SATI-M: 510-610 ACT: 20-24 |
87%: 3.0 up 15% 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline: 1/15 Priority: 12/1 |
March 1 |
|
Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney 1,060 students |
Private liberal arts
college for men |
67% |
$34,469 |
SAT I or ACT Essay required |
SATI-V:
520-630 SATI-M: 530-640 ACT: 21-27 |
73%: 3.0 up 27%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline: 3/1 |
Priority: 3/1 |
|
Hampton University Hampton 5,225 students |
Private liberal arts
college & university - coed |
54% |
$20,928 |
SAT I or ACT Essay required |
SATI –V: 470-560 SATI-M: 460-550 ACT: 17-21 |
57%: 3.0
up 40%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline: 3/1 Priority:12/1 |
March 1 |
|
Hollins
University Roanoke 818 students |
Private liberal arts
college & university for women |
86% |
$32,975 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 530-640 SATI-M: 490-590 ACT: 22-27 |
84%: 3.0 up 16%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline: 2/1 |
Priority: 2/15 |
|
James Madison Univ. Harrisonburg 15,287 students |
Public university coed |
68% |
$12,010 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 530-620 SATI-M: 540-630 ACT : 21-26 |
98%: 3.0 up |
Deadline: 1/15 Priority: 11/1 |
Priority: 3/1 |
|
Liberty Univ. Lynchburg 9879 students |
Private university & seminary coed |
67% |
$20,750 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SAT-V: 440-570 SAT-M: 430-550 ACT : 18-24 |
62%: 3.0 up 35%: 2.0-2.99 |
Priority: 6/30 |
no closing date Priority 3/1 |
|
Longwood College Farmville 3,674 students |
Public 4 years university coed |
76% |
$14,606 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 500-580 SATI-M: 450-570 ACT (no report) |
72%: 3.0 up 28%: 2.0-2.99 |
Priority: 3/1 |
no closing date Priority 3/1 |
|
Lynchburg College Lynchburg 1,998 students |
Private liberal arts
college |
72% |
$32,365 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 470-560 SATI-M: 460-560 ACT: 18-22 |
54%: 3.0 up 46%: 2.0-2.99 |
No deadline |
no closing Priority 3/1 |
|
Mary Baldwin College Staunton 1,339 students |
Private liberal arts
college for women |
77% |
$26,465 |
SAT I or ACT Interview required |
SATI-V: 470-630 SAT-M: 450-560 ACT: 18-26 |
63%: 3.0 up 36%: 2.0-2.99 |
No deadline |
no closing Priority 5/15 |
|
Univ. of Mary Washington Fredericksburg 3,951 students |
Public liberal arts university coed |
64% |
$12,768 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 580-670 SATI-M: 560-640 ACT: 25-29 |
96%: 3.0 up 4%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline: 2/1 Early Decision: 11/1 Priority 1/15 |
Priority 3/1 |
|
Marymount
University Arlington 2,267 students |
Private university coed |
83% |
$25,934 |
SAT I or ACT |
SAT-V: 450-560 SAT-M: 440-540 ACT - 17-23 |
52%: 3.0 up 48%: 2.0-2.99 |
Priority: 5/1 |
Priority: 6/1 |
|
Norfolk State Univ. Norfolk 5,246 students |
Public university coed |
71% |
$11,144 |
SAT I or ACT |
SAT-V: 410-490 SAT-M: 400-490 ACT : 17-20 |
27%: 3.0 up 71%: 2.0-2.99 |
Closing 5/31 |
no closing Priority 5/31 |
|
Old Dominion Univ. Norfolk 14,605 students |
Public university coed |
69% |
$11,906 |
SAT I or ACT Essay required |
SATI-V: 480-580 SATI-M: 480-580 ACT: 19-23 |
72%: 3.0 up 28%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 3/15 Priority: 12/15 |
Closing 3/15 Priority 2/15 |
|
Radford University Radford 8,419 students |
Public University coed |
81% |
$11,250 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 460-550 SATI-M: 450-550 ACT: 18-22 |
53%: 3.0 up 47%: 2.0-2.99 |
Closing 2/1 |
no closing Priority 3/1 |
|
Randolph-Macon College Ashland 1,097 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
79% |
$33,040 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 515-600 SATI-M: 500-580 |
68%: 3.0 up 32%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 3/1 Priority 2/1 |
Closing 3/1 Priority 2/1 |
|
Randolph-Macon Women’s College Lynchburg 681 students |
Private liberal arts
college for women |
87% |
$31,640 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 540-670 SATI-M: 510-630 ACT: 21-29 |
87%: 3.0 up 13%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 3/1 Priority 2/15 |
No closing Priority: 3/1 |
|
Roanoke College Salem 1,877 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
74% |
$29,021 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 520-610 SATI-M: 510-600 |
65%: 3.0 up 35%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 3/1 Priority 12/15 |
No closing Priority 3/1 |
|
St.Paul’s
College Lawrenceville 690 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
72% |
$16,170 |
SAT I |
SATI-V: 300-410 SATI-M: 290-400 ACT: 14-18 |
1%: 3.0
up 48%: 2.0-2.99 |
No deadline |
No Deadline |
|
Shenandoah Univ. Winchester 1,562 students |
Private university |
70% |
$27,600 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 400-640 SAT-M: 430-580 ACT: 20-26 |
61%: 3.0 up 39%: 2.0-2.99 |
No deadline Priority 3/1 |
No closing Priority:2/15 |
|
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar 556 students |
Private liberal arts
college for women |
79% |
$33,020 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 530-640 SATI-M: 500-590 ACT: 22-27 |
81%: 3.0 up 19%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 2/1 |
No closing Priority 3/1 |
|
University of Richmond Richmond 2,853 students |
Private university & liberal arts college coed |
47% |
$42,610 |
SAT I or ACT, SAT II and essay required |
SATI-V: 610-690 SATI-M: 630-700 ACT: 26-30 |
87%: 3.0 up 13%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 1/15 |
Closing 2/25 |
|
University of Virginia Charlottesville 13,387 students |
Public university coed |
38% |
$13,522 |
SAT I or ACT, SAT II,
and essay required |
SATI-V: 600-710 SATI-M: 620-720 ACT: 25-30 |
99%: 3.0 up 1%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 1/2 Early Decision 11/1 |
No closing Priority 3/1 |
|
UVA at Wise Wise 1,623 students |
Public liberal arts college coed |
76% |
$11,076 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 440-550 SATI-M: 430-540 ACT: 18-22 |
65%: 3.0 up 35%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline: 8/15 Priority: 12/1 |
No closing Priority 4/1 |
|
VA Commonwealth Univ. Richmond 18,691 students |
Public university coed |
68% |
$12,760 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 480-600 SATI-M: 480-590 ACT: 18-23 |
66%: 3.0 up 34%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline: 2/1 Early Decision 11/1 |
No closing Priority 3/1 |
|
Virginia Intermont
College Bristol 1,126 students |
Private liberal arts college coed |
63% |
$22,200 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 430-550 SATI-M: 410-510 ACT: 18-22 |
60%: 3.0 up 38%: 2.0-2.99 |
No deadline |
Closing 3/1 |
|
Virginia Military Institute Lexington 1,369 students |
Public university coed |
50% |
$14,332 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 520-630 SATI-M: 530-620 ACT: 22-26 |
89%: 3.0 up 21%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 2/15 |
Closing 3/1 |
|
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & StateUniv. Blacksburg 21,534 students |
Public university coed |
72% |
$11,138 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 540-630 SATI-M: 570-660 |
97%: 3.0 up 2%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 1/15 Early decision 11/1 |
No closing Priority 3/11 |
|
Virginia State Univ. Petersburg 4,278 students |
Public university coed |
79% |
$11,318 |
SAT I or ACT |
SATI-V: 380-460 SATI-M: 370-460 ACT: 16-19 |
22%: 3.0 up 78%: 2.0-2.99 |
Deadline 5/1 Priority 3/31 |
Closing 5/1 Priority 3/31 |
|
Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk 1,313 students |
Private college coed |
78% |
$29,986 |
SAT I or ACT essay required |
SATI-V: 450-560 SATI-M: 440-570 ACT: 17-22 |
56%: 3.0 up 44%: 2.0-2.99 |
No deadline Priority 3/1 |
Priority:3/1 |
|
Washington & Lee Univ Lexington 1,754 students |
Private university and liberal arts college coed |
29% |
$39,792 |
SAT I or ACT SAT II essay required |
SATI-V: 660-730 SATI-M: 660-720 ACT - 28-31 |
* 100%: 3.0 up |
Deadline 1/15 Early Decision: 11/1 |
No closing Priority 2/1 |
****Total Cost: Tuition, Room and Board
Source:
The College Handbook 2007 (Information from Fall 2005)
Original by G. Merrit, PAHS; Updated by A. Hansen 9-2006