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#5 Best Public Universities in Virginia

Mason Comparisons

Fairfax, Virginia

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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

V
Virginia Tech

$2,603 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


V
University of Virginia Main Campus

$7,395 higher in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$2,181 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


W
College of William and Mary

$8,157 higher in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$2,505 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Commonwealth University

$2,755 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


R
Radford University

$1,694 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


C
Christopher Newport University

$94 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$19 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mary Washington

$1,157 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


L
Longwood University

$1,435 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


V
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

$4,055 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

R
University of Richmond

$52,505 higher in-state tuition
66% lower acceptance rate


W
Washington and Lee University

$53,220 higher in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


R
Roanoke College

$24,725 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


B
Bridgewater College

$30,205 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Wesleyan College

$25,915 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


H
Hollins University

$31,255 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


S
Sweet Briar College

$13,635 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


P
Patrick Henry College

$18,305 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

P
Penn State Main Campus

$9,577 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$3,076 lower in-state tuition
70% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio State University

$1,731 higher in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Maryland College Park

$206 lower in-state tuition
44% lower acceptance rate


N
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

$3,560 lower in-state tuition
49% lower acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$5,853 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


D
University of Delaware

$3,945 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


S
Stony Brook University

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
40% lower acceptance rate


B
SUNY at Binghamton

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
51% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

$10,059 higher in-state tuition
39% lower acceptance rate


A
SUNY at Albany

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

$6,283 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University New Brunswick

$3,579 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


T
Towson University

$2,713 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


U
University at Buffalo

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


H
CUNY Hunter College

$3,165 lower in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$2,379 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut

$6,237 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$5,652 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


N
United States Naval Academy

$10,095 lower in-state tuition
80% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$3,651 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


K
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$2,379 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


Q
CUNY Queens College

$3,165 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


R
Rowan University

$1,155 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


N
The College of New Jersey

$4,611 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Maryland Baltimore County

$857 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


N
New Jersey Institute of Technology

$5,521 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


C
CUNY City College

$3,165 lower in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


B
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

$3,165 lower in-state tuition
39% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$5,673 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


A
United States Military Academy

$10,095 lower in-state tuition
75% lower acceptance rate


P
SUNY at Purchase College

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


S
Salisbury University

$2,389 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


R
Ramapo College of New Jersey

$5,883 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


G
SUNY at Geneseo

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$3,598 lower in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


B
CUNY Brooklyn College

$3,165 lower in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Abington

$4,589 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oswego

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


S
State University of New York at New Paltz

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Newark

$3,579 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Harrisburg

$5,293 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


W
William Paterson University of New Jersey

$4,595 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
Stockton University

$2,901 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Altoona

$5,293 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


C
United States Coast Guard Academy

$10,095 lower in-state tuition
65% lower acceptance rate


S
St Mary's College of Maryland

$2,021 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
SUNY Maritime College

$3,025 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

V
Villanova University

$53,711 higher in-state tuition
64% lower acceptance rate


H
Howard University

$22,783 higher in-state tuition
54% lower acceptance rate


S
Syracuse University

$51,215 higher in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


F
Fordham University

$50,240 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


G
George Washington University

$54,605 higher in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


E
Elon University

$33,934 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


D
Drexel University

$48,198 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


Q
Quinnipiac University

$40,305 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


B
Bucknell University

$54,323 higher in-state tuition
57% lower acceptance rate


D
Davidson College

$49,415 higher in-state tuition
75% lower acceptance rate


C
Colgate University

$56,527 higher in-state tuition
77% lower acceptance rate


L
Lehigh University

$51,085 higher in-state tuition
60% lower acceptance rate


R
University of Rochester

$53,055 higher in-state tuition
53% lower acceptance rate


A
American University

$45,629 higher in-state tuition
42% lower acceptance rate


W
Wake Forest University

$53,513 higher in-state tuition
67% lower acceptance rate


S
St John's University New York

$38,405 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


L
Lafayette College

$51,387 higher in-state tuition
58% lower acceptance rate


W
Wingate University

$30,001 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


R
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

$50,265 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


P
Pace University New York

$39,455 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


H
Hofstra University

$44,240 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


S
Seton Hall University

$38,575 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
Case Western Reserve University

$54,005 higher in-state tuition
60% lower acceptance rate


O
Oberlin College

$53,605 higher in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


M
Monmouth University

$34,003 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Scranton

$41,439 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


M
Marist College

$35,235 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


R
Rochester Institute of Technology

$46,041 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


W
Wesleyan University

$56,621 higher in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


I
Iona College

$33,585 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


S
Skidmore College

$53,635 higher in-state tuition
66% lower acceptance rate


A
Adelphi University

$35,355 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
Manhattan College

$36,005 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


H
Haverford College

$57,427 higher in-state tuition
76% lower acceptance rate


D
Duquesne University

$37,051 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


F
Fairfield University

$45,415 higher in-state tuition
44% lower acceptance rate


M
Muhlenberg College

$49,410 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


P
Pratt Institute Main

$47,564 higher in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


N
The New School

$44,815 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


I
Ithaca College

$40,415 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


Q
Queens University of Charlotte

$30,695 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


D
Denison University

$53,905 higher in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


K
Kenyon College

$58,935 higher in-state tuition
58% lower acceptance rate


S
Stevens Institute of Technology

$48,585 higher in-state tuition
46% lower acceptance rate


S
Siena College

$32,485 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


L
Loyola University Maryland

$45,385 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


G
Gettysburg College

$54,135 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


M
Mount St Mary's University

$35,565 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


N
University of New Haven

$34,005 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

A
Arizona State University

$1,213 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


S
Michigan State University

$5,553 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Central Florida

$5,617 lower in-state tuition
49% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee

$1,237 higher in-state tuition
43% lower acceptance rate


H
University of Houston

$1,410 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


O
University of Oregon

$2,919 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


O
Oregon State University

$1,050 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


I
Iowa State University

$1,113 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


I
University of Illinois at Chicago

$1,083 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


S
University of South Florida Main Campus

$5,536 lower in-state tuition
48% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Iowa

$1,079 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

$1,797 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


O
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

$5,025 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


C
University of California Santa Cruz

$1,739 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


L
Louisiana State University

$2,057 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


N
University of Nebraska Lincoln

$2,085 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Lowell

$5,755 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Missouri Columbia

$2,913 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate