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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in Virginia
40 colleges in Virginia with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Virginia-Main Campus · VA · Public17% admit2Washington and Lee University · VA · Private (nonprofit)17% admit3University of Richmond · VA · Private (nonprofit)23% admit4William & Mary · VA · Public33% admit5Regent University · VA · Private (nonprofit)41% admit6Averett University · VA · Private (nonprofit)48% admit7Hampton University · VA · Private (nonprofit)48% admit8Hampden-Sydney College · VA · Private (nonprofit)50% admit9Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · VA · Public57% admit10Bluefield University · VA · Private (nonprofit)63% admit11Hollins University · VA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit12Virginia Wesleyan University · VA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit13Sweet Briar College · VA · Private (nonprofit)72% admit14Richard Bland College · VA · Public72% admit15James Madison University · VA · Public76% admit16Shenandoah University · VA · Private (nonprofit)78% admit17Roanoke College · VA · Private (nonprofit)80% admit18Marymount University · VA · Private (nonprofit)81% admit19Virginia Military Institute · VA · Public82% admit20University of Lynchburg · VA · Private (nonprofit)82% admit21ECPI University · VA · Private (for-profit)83% admit22Randolph-Macon College · VA · Private (nonprofit)83% admit23Longwood University · VA · Public85% admit24University of Mary Washington · VA · Public86% admit25Norfolk State University · VA · Public87% admit26Christopher Newport University · VA · Public88% admit27George Mason University · VA · Public89% admit28Virginia State University · VA · Public89% admit29Old Dominion University · VA · Public91% admit30Radford University · VA · Public91% admit31Bridgewater College · VA · Private (nonprofit)91% admit32Virginia Commonwealth University · VA · Public93% admit33University of Virginia's College at Wise · VA · Public94% admit34Randolph College · VA · Private (nonprofit)95% admit35Emory & Henry University · VA · Private (nonprofit)96% admit36Virginia Union University · VA · Private (nonprofit)98% admit37Liberty University · VA · Private (nonprofit)99% admit38Southern Virginia University · VA · Private (nonprofit)100% admit39Eastern Mennonite University · VA · Private (nonprofit)100% admit40Ferrum College · VA · Private (nonprofit)100% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.