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#9 Best Public Universities in Virginia

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Richmond, Virginia

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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

V
Virginia Tech

$354 lower in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


V
University of Virginia Main Campus

$4,522 higher in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


G
George Mason University

$2,663 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$4,774 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


W
College of William and Mary

$4,976 higher in-state tuition
58% lower acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$5,219 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


R
Radford University

$4,302 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


C
Christopher Newport University

$3,083 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$2,676 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mary Washington

$3,520 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


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Longwood University

$3,705 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


V
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

$6,418 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

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Liberty University

$8,916 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


H
Hampton University

$13,740 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


R
Roanoke College

$21,052 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


S
Shenandoah University

$21,332 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


L
University of Lynchburg

$22,042 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


B
Bridgewater College

$26,342 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Virginia University

$6,400 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


R
Regent University

$5,622 higher in-state tuition
59% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Wesleyan College

$23,552 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


R
Randolph Macon College

$32,472 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


H
Hampden Sydney College

$35,730 higher in-state tuition
51% lower acceptance rate


H
Hollins University

$27,892 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


S
Sweet Briar College

$10,162 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

P
Penn State Main Campus

$5,910 higher in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


S
University of South Carolina Columbia

$170 lower in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$8,216 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Delaware

$912 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University

$3,098 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

$8,646 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


T
Towson University

$5,220 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


H
CUNY Hunter College

$5,528 lower in-state tuition
43% lower acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$4,742 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$8,015 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$894 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


K
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$4,742 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


R
Rowan University

$1,743 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


N
The College of New Jersey

$1,682 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Maryland Baltimore County

$3,402 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
CUNY City College

$5,528 lower in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


B
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

$5,528 lower in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$154 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$8,036 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


P
SUNY at Purchase College

$5,388 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


S
Salisbury University

$4,902 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


R
Ramapo College of New Jersey

$2,905 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Asheville

$8,336 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$5,961 lower in-state tuition
59% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Abington

$2,226 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$2,361 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


S
State University of New York at New Paltz

$5,388 lower in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Stamford

$3,214 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Newark

$442 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Harrisburg

$2,930 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


W
William Paterson University of New Jersey

$1,734 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


S
Stockton University

$282 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Camden

$442 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Altoona

$2,930 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


S
St Mary's College of Maryland

$342 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
SUNY Maritime College

$5,388 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


W
Western Connecticut State University

$5,994 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Brandywine

$2,166 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Erie Behrend College

$2,930 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Lehigh Valley

$2,166 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Berks

$2,930 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Worthington Scranton

$2,166 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State York

$2,166 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Hazleton

$2,166 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Greater Allegheny

$1,366 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

$1,202 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Beaver

$1,366 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Mont Alto

$1,366 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Wilkes Barre

$1,366 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

H
Howard University

$18,126 higher in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


E
Elon University

$29,276 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


S
St John's University New York

$33,772 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


C
Culinary Institute of America

$21,392 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


P
Pace University New York

$35,694 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


H
Hofstra University

$39,757 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


S
Seton Hall University

$33,922 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


M
Monmouth University

$30,046 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Scranton

$37,454 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


M
Marist College

$31,442 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


A
Adelphi University

$29,627 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


M
Manhattan College

$31,642 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


C
Campbell University

$24,192 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


D
Duquesne University

$32,918 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


F
Fairfield University

$41,172 higher in-state tuition
39% lower acceptance rate


M
Muhlenberg College

$44,812 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


W
Wofford College

$37,302 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


N
The New School

$40,468 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


I
Ithaca College

$35,668 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


Q
Queens University of Charlotte

$26,572 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


L
Loyola University Maryland

$40,972 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


M
Mount St Mary's University

$31,872 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


R
Rider University

$23,542 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


L
La Salle University

$20,182 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


A
Arcadia University

$33,972 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


S
Saint Joseph's University

$36,952 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


A
Alfred University

$23,986 higher in-state tuition
40% lower acceptance rate


J
John Carroll University

$33,032 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


L
Long Island University C W Post Campus

$24,226 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


T
University of the Sciences

$13,342 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


M
Maryland Institute College of Art

$39,412 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
Molloy College

$22,092 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University

$19,932 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


A
Allegheny College

$40,492 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


M
Meredith College

$29,962 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


M
Mercy College

$8,060 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


D
DeSales University

$28,642 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
Susquehanna University

$41,982 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


F
Fairleigh Dickinson University College at Florham

$20,806 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


U
Ursinus College

$45,558 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$21,366 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


P
Presbyterian College

$26,532 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


Y
York College Pennsylvania

$8,612 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


C
Caldwell University

$23,492 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


C
Cedar Crest College

$30,585 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


D
Drew University

$30,616 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


G
Gannon University

$23,162 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


M
Mount Saint Mary College

$24,064 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


M
Manhattanville College

$27,202 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

S
San Diego State University

$6,716 lower in-state tuition
52% lower acceptance rate


K
University of Kentucky

$962 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


H
University of Hawaii at Manoa

$1,154 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


T
Texas Tech University

$3,523 lower in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


C
Colorado State University Fort Collins

$2,240 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


C
University of California Riverside

$894 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


R
University of Rhode Island

$1,128 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


M
Mississippi State University

$3,210 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$134 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


M
Montana State University

$6,634 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


U
Utah State University

$4,148 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


T
University of Toledo

$2,473 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Kentucky University

$2,250 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


N
University of Nevada Reno

$4,325 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Boston

$2,084 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate