Public Universities in Virginia, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
Virginia has 14 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is University of Virginia at 17%; the most accessible is Virginia Commonwealth University at 93%, and the median public university in the state admits 87%. 4 of them post an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) of 1300 or higher. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a Virginia student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
- University of Virginia17%acceptanceHighly selectiveVA · SAT 1510
- William & Mary34%acceptanceSelectiveVA · SAT 1480
- Virginia Tech55%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1370
- Virginia Military Institute71%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1230
- James Madison University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1300
- UVA Wise75%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1120
- Christopher Newport University86%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1250
- George Mason University87%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1260
- 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
- Virginia Commonwealth University93%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1240
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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.