Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Virginia
Virginia has 28 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Washington and Lee University (14%), University of Virginia (17%), and University of Richmond (22%). 3 schools admit a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median Virginia college admits 81%, and 14 are public against 14 private. At the other end, Liberty University admits 99%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- Washington and Lee University14%acceptanceHighly selectiveVA · SAT 1470
- University of Virginia17%acceptanceHighly selectiveVA · SAT 1510
- University of Richmond22%acceptanceHighly selectiveVA · SAT 1430
- William & Mary34%acceptanceSelectiveVA · SAT 1480
- Regent University38%acceptanceSelectiveVA · SAT 1150
- Virginia Tech55%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1370
- Averett University57%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1230
- Bluefield University59%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1120
- Hampton University62%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1140
- Virginia Military Institute71%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1230
- James Madison University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1300
- UVA Wise75%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1120
- Patrick Henry College77%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1390
- Christendom College78%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1310
- Roanoke College83%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1230
- Emory & Henry University84%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1150
- Christopher Newport University86%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1250
- George Mason University87%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1260
- Randolph-Macon College87%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1230
- Norfolk State University88%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1020
- Virginia State University89%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1020
- Longwood University90%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1110
- Old Dominion University90%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1170
- Radford University90%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1100
- Bridgewater College92%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1230
- Virginia Commonwealth University93%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1240
- Virginia Union University98%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1020
- Liberty University99%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1200
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.