Universities in Virginia

Virginia has 138 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 43 public, 43 private nonprofit, 52 for-profit, together enrolling about 382,174 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile. 5 are historically Black colleges or universities.

Institutions in Virginia, by undergraduate enrollment.
#	Institution	Sector	Undergrads
1	Liberty UniversityLynchburg · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	50,012
2	Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	Public	33,048
3	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	30,923
4	George Mason UniversityFairfax · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	27,752
5	James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Public	20,888
6	Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	20,753
7	University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	17,597
8	Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	17,514
9	ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach · Master's, Medium Programs	Private for-profit	12,090
10	Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	12,082
11	William & MaryWilliamsburg · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Public	7,055
12	Radford UniversityRadford · Doctoral/Professional University	Public	6,038
13	Brightpoint Community CollegeChester · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	5,792
14	J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional	Public	5,586
15	Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	Public	5,508
16	Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	5,392
17	Virginia State UniversityPetersburg · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	5,074
18	Regent UniversityVirginia Beach · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	4,729
19	Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News · Master's, Small Programs	Public	4,365
20	Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	3,941
21	Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	3,898
22	Hampton UniversityHampton · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	3,727
23	University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Public	3,566
24	Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional	Public	3,195
25	Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	3,045
26	Longwood UniversityFarmville · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	3,015
27	University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	2,980
28	Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	Public	2,730
29	Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	2,249
30	Shenandoah UniversityWinchester · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	2,116
31	New River Community CollegeDublin · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional	Public	1,965
32	Washington and Lee UniversityLexington · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,881
33	Marymount UniversityArlington · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,810
34	Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	1,807
35	Roanoke CollegeSalem · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,767
36	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Associate's-Dominant	Private	1,709
37	Strayer University-VirginiaArlington · Master's, Larger Programs	Private for-profit	1,668
38	Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar Bluff · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	1,651
39	Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,639
40	University of LynchburgLynchburg · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,577
41	Virginia Military InstituteLexington · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Public	1,527
42	Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,400
43	Rappahannock Community CollegeGlenns · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	1,367
44	Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsville · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	Public	1,350
45	Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	1,349
46	Danville Community CollegeDanville · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional	Public	1,306
47	Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional	Public	1,282
48	Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia Beach · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,256
49	Wytheville Community CollegeWytheville · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	1,255
50	Averett UniversityDanville · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	1,231
51	Virginia Union UniversityRichmond · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,203
52	University of Virginia's College at WiseWise · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Public	1,101
53	Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,090
54	Emory & Henry UniversityEmory · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	1,078
55	Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	946
56	Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	936
57	Richard Bland CollegeSouth Prince George · Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields	Public	894
58	Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	754
59	Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingFalls Church · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private for-profit	730
60	Ferrum CollegeFerrum · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	699
61	Hollins UniversityRoanoke · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	665
62	Randolph CollegeLynchburg · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	658
63	American National UniversitySalem · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed	Private for-profit	630
64	Bluefield UniversityBluefield · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	614
65	Paul D Camp Community CollegeFranklin · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	613
66	Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingRichmond · Special Focus: Other Health Professions	Private	591
67	Chamberlain University-VirginiaVienna · Special Focus: Other Health Professions	Private for-profit	557
68	Fortis College-RichmondRichmond · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private for-profit	502
69	Eastern Shore Community CollegeMelfa · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional	Public	495
70	Galen Health Institutes-RichmondRichmond · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	454
71	Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	443
72	Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton Forge · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	425
73	Advanced Technology InstituteVirginia Beach · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	Private for-profit	415
74	Washington University of Science and TechnologyAlexandria · Master's, Medium Programs	Private for-profit	400
75	Fortis College-NorfolkNorfolk · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private for-profit	399
76	Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	395
77	Tidewater Tech-TradesNorfolk · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	367
78	Riverside College of Health SciencesNewport News · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private	350
79	Arizona College of Nursing-Falls ChurchFalls Church · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	348
80	Galen Health Institutes-RoanokeRoanoke · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	315
81	University of Management and TechnologyArlington · Doctoral/Professional University	Private for-profit	294
82	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ManassasManassas · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	272
83	The Chrysm Institute of EstheticsVirginia Beach · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	271
84	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-NorfolkNorfolk · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	270
85	Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeake · Special Focus: Other Health Professions	Private	242
86	South University-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private for-profit	240
87	South University-RichmondGlen Allen · Special Focus: Other Health Professions	Private for-profit	232
88	Centra CollegeLynchburg · Special Focus: Other Health Professions	Private	219
89	Centura College-Newport NewsNewport News · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional	Private for-profit	203
90	Eastern Virginia Career CollegeFredericksburg · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private for-profit	177
91	Sylvain Melloul International Hair AcademyLynchburg · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	175
92	Lotus Professional CollegeRichmond · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	171
93	Paul Mitchell the School-RoanokeRoanoke · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	169
94	Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-ArlingtonArlington · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	166
95	Centura College-NorfolkNorfolk · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private for-profit	163
96	Empire Beauty School-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	163
97	University of the Potomac-VA CampusFALLS CHURCH · Special Focus: Business & Management	Private for-profit	157
98	Rudy & Kelly Academy A Paul Mitchell Partner SchoolVirginia Beach · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	155
99	Columbia CollegeVienna · Associate's: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	Private for-profit	151
100	Southside College of Health SciencesColonial Heights · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private	151
101	Arizona College of Nursing - ChesapeakeChesapeake · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	149
102	Tidewater Tech-East Little CreekNorfolk · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	133
103	Empire Beauty School-MidlothianMidlothian · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	125
104	Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed	Private	125
105	Medical Solutions AcademyDanville · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	108
106	Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic MassageFalls Church · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	101
107	Empire Beauty School-Newport NewsNewport News · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	92
108	Ascent CollegeGainesville · Special Focus: Faith-Related	Private	82
109	Chester Career CollegeCHESTER · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private for-profit	79
110	Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical NursingRichmond · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Public	79
111	Empire Beauty School-RichmondRichmond · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	77
112	Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology SchoolPetersburg · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	70
113	The Esthetic InstituteVienna · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	66
114	Jazz Barber and Hairstyling AcademyPetersburg · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	46
115	Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical ImagingRichmond · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private	35
116	Culpeper Cosmetology Training CenterCulpeper · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Public	34
117	Sovah School of Health ProfessionsDanville · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private for-profit	30
118	Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical NursingVirginia Beach · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Public	29
119	Central School of Practical NursingNorfolk · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Public	24
120	Staunton School of CosmetologyStaunton · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	24
121	Avi Career Trainingvienna · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	22
122	Cayce/Reilly School of MassageVirginia Beach · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private	19
123	Luckes Beauty Academy LLCNewport News · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	17
124	Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of VirginiaNewport News · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	15
125	DeVry University-VirginiaArlington · Special Focus: Business & Management	Private for-profit	13
126	Institute of Advanced Medical EstheticsAshland · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	7
127	Virginia Barber SchoolRichmond · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	7
128	Virginia Beach Theological SeminaryVirginia Beach · Special Focus: Faith-Related	Private	1
129	Appalachian College of PharmacyOakwood · Special Focus: Other Health Professions	Private	–
130	Appalachian School of LawGrundy · Special Focus: Law	Private	–
131	Centura College-ChesapeakeChesapeake · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed	Private for-profit	0
132	Divine Mercy UniversitySterling · Special Focus: Other Health Professions	Private	–
133	Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineBlacksburg · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers	Private	–
134	Union Presbyterian SeminaryRichmond · Special Focus: Faith-Related	Private	–
135	University of FairfaxSalem · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	–
136	University of North AmericaFairfax · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private for-profit	–
137	Virginia Christian CollegeDumfries · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)	Private	–
138	Virginia University of Integrative MedicineVienna · Special Focus: Other Health Professions	Private	–

A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.

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Frequently asked

How many colleges and universities are in Virginia?

138 degree-granting institutions in Virginia report to the U.S. Department of Education: 43 public, 43 private nonprofit, 52 for-profit. Together they enroll about 382,174 undergraduates (2024-25 data).

Which Virginia college enrolls the most undergraduates?

Liberty University in Lynchburg, with about 50,012 undergraduates (2024-25 data). It is the largest of the 138 institutions listed on this page by undergraduate enrollment.

Are there historically Black colleges or universities in Virginia?

Yes: Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University, Virginia Union University, Virginia University of Lynchburg. Virginia has 5 HBCUs in this directory.

Where does this Virginia college data come from?

The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS collections, most recent release (2024-25). Every figure is federal, published and free to check; nothing on this page is estimated or AI-generated.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.