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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

Compare with Virginia Public Colleges for Shenandoah University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$21,002 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$22,730 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$22,700 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$11,036 lower in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$24,200 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$20,005 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia State University Petersburg, VA	$26,907 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Radford University Radford, VA	$24,402 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$20,122 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA	$26,770 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$15,904 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$22,310 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Longwood University Farmville, VA	$21,206 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA	$25,170 lower in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges for Shenandoah University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	$14,485 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Roanoke College Salem, VA	$1,118 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marymount University Arlington, VA	$3,970 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA	$200 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VA	$15,670 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	$15,300 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Randolph Macon College Ashland, VA	$12,516 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hampden Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA	$17,600 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory & Henry University Emory, VA	$2,050 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Randolph College Lynchburg, VA	$6,640 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Shenandoah University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$29,589 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$29,371 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$26,846 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Towson University Towson, MD	$25,222 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$26,175 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	$30,137 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$21,760 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$21,310 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$21,038 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$22,792 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$29,480 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$29,412 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$23,718 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowling Green State University Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$22,490 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$28,198 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$24,206 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$20,173 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	$23,230 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$23,900 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	$33,302 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$28,417 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC	$22,272 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$24,771 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$28,324 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$26,382 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$21,682 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$28,076 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	$23,815 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$25,822 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	$26,730 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$28,125 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	$26,478 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$28,125 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Stamford Stamford, CT	$18,800 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Newark Newark, NJ	$19,700 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	$25,414 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$29,460 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	$25,837 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stockton University Galloway, NJ	$20,684 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$19,186 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$20,978 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$28,361 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wright State University Main Campus Dayton, OH	$25,428 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	$23,549 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$28,528 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus Indiana, PA	$25,570 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$27,647 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$22,044 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Bradford Bradford, PA	$22,180 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Shenandoah University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Elon University Elon, NC	$10,008 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wingate University Wingate, NC	$4,686 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY	$2,900 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$10,310 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Campbell University Buies Creek, NC	$4,650 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Catawba College Salisbury, NC	$2,650 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	$11,680 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Haven West Haven, CT	$10,382 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	$850 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Arcadia University Glenside, PA	$12,660 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC	$17,450 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gardner Webb University Boiling Springs, NC	$2,190 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Guilford College Greensboro, NC	$4,412 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD	$19,850 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	$2,840 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	$980 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY	$7,590 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	$14,070 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DeSales University Center Valley, PA	$9,850 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	$22,900 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Peace University Raleigh, NC	$2,774 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA	$7,900 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Alvernia University Reading, PA	$8,050 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	$4,004 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otterbein University Westerville, OH	$1,402 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Capital University Columbus, OH	$6,284 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	$2,882 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	$11,362 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	$9,364 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Utica University Utica, NY	$10,020 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gannon University Erie, PA	$3,706 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY	$6,500 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	$4,240 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hartwick College Oneonta, NY	$18,012 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mount Union Alliance, OH	$350 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattanville University Purchase, NY	$7,654 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Niagara University Niagara University, NY	$2,395 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC	$1,880 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	$4,785 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westminster College New Wilmington, PA	$3,340 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wagner College Staten Island, NY	$16,250 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Montreat College Montreat, NC	$500 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	$6,546 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Widener University Chester, PA	$18,780 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Charleston Charleston, WV	$3,150 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Limestone University Gaffney, SC	$9,150 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marywood University Scranton, PA	$4,470 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lees McRae College Banner Elk, NC	$3,700 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	$7,676 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Shenandoah University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	$2,542 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	$7,508 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL	$3,700 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of La Verne La Verne, CA	$12,520 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	$14,434 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Regis University Denver, CO	$9,390 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	$19,424 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	$15,350 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trine University Angola, IN	$390 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$12,490 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lee University Cleveland, TN	$13,160 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO	$8,016 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	$9,784 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Francis Joliet, IL	$1,160 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, GA	$13,000 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN	$5,650 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL	$1,950 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL	$24,853 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia University Nebraska Seward, NE	$3,690 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky	$25,904 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=233541.

Last updated: August 2026