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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, VA · Private (nonprofit) · 936 students · mostly bachelor degrees
68th-cheapest of 108 Virginia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$22,213
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$34,431
Graduation rate
33%
Admission rate
96%
Median graduate earnings
$50,002
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,224
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
45%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
21 programsBusiness/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$56,726General Studies · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$40,419Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$36,808English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$33,115
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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