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Colleges in Virginia by Acceptance Rate

40 Virginia colleges ranked from most to least selective, using the latest federal IPEDS admissions data.

# College State Rate Trend Applicants
1 University of Virginia-Main Campus Virginia 16.9% 56,528
2 Washington and Lee University Virginia 17.4% 6,820
3 University of Richmond Virginia 23.3% 15,121
4 William & Mary Virginia 32.7% 17,548
5 Regent University Virginia 41.2% 7,261
6 Averett University Virginia 47.8% 3,322
7 Hampton University Virginia 48.3% 12,119
8 Hampden-Sydney College Virginia 50.1% 2,224
9 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia 57% 47,208
10 Bluefield University Virginia 62.7% 1,057
11 Hollins University Virginia 70.9% 2,992
12 Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia 71.3% 2,651
13 Sweet Briar College Virginia 71.7% 1,136
14 Richard Bland College Virginia 71.9% 1,747
15 James Madison University Virginia 76.2% 35,750
16 Shenandoah University Virginia 77.8% 3,763
17 Roanoke College Virginia 80.1% 6,829
18 Marymount University Virginia 80.5% 3,598
19 Virginia Military Institute Virginia 81.7% 1,171
20 University of Lynchburg Virginia 82.2% 4,813
21 ECPI University Virginia 82.9% 4,099
22 Randolph-Macon College Virginia 83.4% 2,620
23 Longwood University Virginia 84.8% 6,078
24 University of Mary Washington Virginia 86.3% 4,606
25 Norfolk State University Virginia 87.5% 10,211
26 Christopher Newport University Virginia 88% 7,062
27 George Mason University Virginia 88.8% 22,579
28 Virginia State University Virginia 89.1% 10,577
29 Old Dominion University Virginia 90.5% 15,216
30 Radford University Virginia 90.6% 11,072
31 Bridgewater College Virginia 90.8% 3,984
32 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia 93.1% 19,052
33 University of Virginia's College at Wise Virginia 93.9% 1,414
34 Randolph College Virginia 94.9% 1,935
35 Emory & Henry College Virginia 96.3% 2,349
36 Virginia Union University Virginia 97.7% 2,771
37 Liberty University Virginia 99.3% 36,921
38 Southern Virginia University Virginia 99.6% 1,101
39 Eastern Mennonite University Virginia 99.7% 1,179
40 Ferrum College Virginia 100% 1,483