Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in Virginia is 578,144 with 328,256 female students and 249,888 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between Colleges in Virginia.
Among the Colleges in Virginia, Liberty University has the most enrolled students of 104,327, while Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics has the least number of students of 7 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in Virginia is 454,441 with 253,813 female students and 200,628 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in Virginia.
Among the Colleges in Virginia, Northern Community College has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 56,457, while Beach Theological Seminary has the least number of undergraduate students of 1.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in Virginia is 123,703 with 74,443 female students and 49,260 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between Colleges in Virginia.
Among the Colleges in Virginia, Liberty University has the most enrolled graduate students of 51,366, while DeVry University- has the least number of graduate students of 6.
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Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in Virginia. In undergraduate programs, out of total 444,606 students, 106,790 students (24.02%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 136,444 students (30.69%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 120,618 students, 75,008 students (62.19%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 13,021 students (10.80%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke | Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Advanced Technology Institute | Advanced Technology Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Averett University | 1,244 | 328 (26.37%) |
478 (38.42%) | 232 | 232 (100.00%) |
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| Blue Ridge Community College | 3,790 | 1,138 (30.03%) |
1,255 (33.11%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Bluefield University | 627 | 182 (29.03%) |
411 (65.55%) | 332 | 208 (62.65%) |
55 (16.57%) | |
| Bridgewater College | 1,407 | 1 (0.07%) |
49 (3.48%) | 41 | 14 (34.15%) |
1 (2.44%) | |
| William & Mary | 7,063 | - | 107 (1.51%) | 2,755 | 1,098 (39.85%) |
116 (4.21%) | |
| Regent University | 5,049 | 3,757 (74.41%) |
938 (18.58%) | 5,608 | 4,787 (85.36%) |
416 (7.42%) | |
| Central School of Practical Nursing | Central School of Practical Nursing does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Central Virginia Community College | 3,481 | 1,127 (32.38%) |
968 (27.81%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Christopher Newport University | 4,369 | - | 68 (1.56%) | 85 | - | 16 (18.82%) | |
| Chrysm Institute of Esthetics (The) - Hampton | Chrysm Institute of Esthetics (The) - Hampton does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach | 1,717 | - | 442 (25.74%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mountain Gateway Community College | 989 | 83 (8.39%) |
260 (26.29%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Danville Community College | 2,465 | 509 (20.65%) |
597 (24.22%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 1,216 | 244 (20.07%) |
256 (21.05%) | |||
| Emory & Henry University | 1,083 | 30 (2.77%) |
246 (22.71%) | 228 | 1 (0.44%) |
2 (0.88%) | |
| Eastern Mennonite University | 791 | 19 (2.40%) |
42 (5.31%) | 363 | 207 (57.02%) |
26 (7.16%) | |
| Eastern Shore Community College | 859 | 116 (13.50%) |
367 (42.72%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Ferrum College | 724 | 18 (2.49%) |
303 (41.85%) | 39 | 18 (46.15%) |
16 (41.03%) | |
| George Mason University | 28,334 | 3,997 (14.11%) |
17,083 (60.29%) | 11,432 | 3,438 (30.07%) |
3,186 (27.87%) | |
| Germanna Community College | 8,544 | 2,825 (33.06%) |
2,593 (30.35%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Hampden-Sydney College | Hampden-Sydney College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Hampton University | 3,728 | 214 (5.74%) |
37 (0.99%) | 516 | 328 (63.57%) |
61 (11.82%) | |
| Hollins University | 665 | - | 2 (0.30%) | 96 | 34 (35.42%) |
1 (1.04%) | |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | 8,681 | 2,333 (26.87%) |
2,494 (28.73%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| James Madison University | 20,973 | 483 (2.30%) |
6,253 (29.81%) | 1,767 | 485 (27.45%) |
115 (6.51%) | |
| Brightpoint Community College | 9,380 | 2,776 (29.59%) |
2,330 (24.84%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Liberty University | 52,961 | 39,156 (73.93%) |
7,028 (13.27%) | 51,366 | 49,153 (95.69%) |
588 (1.14%) | |
| Longwood University | 3,314 | 283 (8.54%) |
264 (7.97%) | 1,298 | 1,115 (85.90%) |
115 (8.86%) | |
| Laurel Ridge Community College | 5,902 | 1,469 (24.89%) |
1,545 (26.18%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Lynchburg | 1,595 | 10 (0.63%) |
481 (30.16%) | 721 | 431 (59.78%) |
17 (2.36%) | |
| Centra College | 219 | 24 (10.96%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mary Baldwin University | 1,124 | 388 (34.52%) |
425 (37.81%) | 648 | 357 (55.09%) |
58 (8.95%) | |
| University of Mary Washington | 3,660 | 170 (4.64%) |
933 (25.49%) | 166 | 85 (51.20%) |
45 (27.11%) | |
| Marymount University | 2,503 | 111 (4.43%) |
912 (36.44%) | 1,557 | 721 (46.31%) |
272 (17.47%) | |
| Sovah School of Health Professions | Sovah School of Health Professions does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Mountain Empire Community College | 2,116 | 678 (32.04%) |
934 (44.14%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| American National University | 630 | 528 (83.81%) |
102 (16.19%) | 140 | 29 (20.71%) |
111 (79.29%) | |
| New River Community College | 4,254 | 978 (22.99%) |
1,236 (29.06%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Sentara College of Health Sciences | 251 | 5 (1.99%) |
246 (98.01%) | 61 | 6 (9.84%) |
55 (90.16%) | |
| Tidewater Tech-Trades | Tidewater Tech-Trades does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Norfolk State University | 5,410 | 534 (9.87%) |
4,269 (78.91%) | 643 | 159 (24.73%) |
484 (75.27%) | |
| Northern Virginia Community College | 56,457 | 12,964 (22.96%) |
14,657 (25.96%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Old Dominion University | 17,746 | 5,614 (31.64%) |
5,789 (32.62%) | 5,997 | 3,002 (50.06%) |
804 (13.41%) | |
| Patrick & Henry Community College | 1,908 | 526 (27.57%) |
841 (44.08%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Paul D Camp Community College | 1,219 | 427 (35.03%) |
320 (26.25%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southside College of Health Sciences | 151 | - | 90 (59.60%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Piedmont Virginia Community College | 5,263 | 1,044 (19.84%) |
1,521 (28.90%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Radford University | 6,161 | 825 (13.39%) |
3,125 (50.72%) | 1,651 | 934 (56.57%) |
182 (11.02%) | |
| Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy | 175 | - | 92 (52.57%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Randolph-Macon College | 1,643 | - | - | 44 | - | - | |
| Randolph College | 694 | 25 (3.60%) |
- | 122 | 25 (20.49%) |
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| Rappahannock Community College | 2,962 | 658 (22.21%) |
739 (24.95%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Fortis College-Norfolk | 399 | - | 397 (99.50%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Richard Bland College | 2,788 | 134 (4.81%) |
464 (16.64%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | 591 | 49 (8.29%) |
542 (91.71%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Richmond | 3,055 | 59 (1.93%) |
969 (31.72%) | 667 | 51 (7.65%) |
39 (5.85%) | |
| Riverside College of Health Careers | 350 | 64 (18.29%) |
79 (22.57%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Roanoke College | 1,793 | - | - | 11 | - | - | |
| Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging | Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Shenandoah University | 2,641 | 14 (0.53%) |
641 (24.27%) | 1,813 | 646 (35.63%) |
412 (22.72%) | |
| Southern Virginia University | Southern Virginia University does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Southside Virginia Community College | 3,306 | 976 (29.52%) |
772 (23.35%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southwest Virginia Community College | 2,364 | 939 (39.72%) |
859 (36.34%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Staunton School of Cosmetology | Staunton School of Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Strayer University-Virginia | 1,669 | 1,552 (92.99%) |
110 (6.59%) | 329 | 295 (89.67%) |
33 (10.03%) | |
| Sweet Briar College | 444 | - | 11 (2.48%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | 6,410 | 1,903 (29.69%) |
1,769 (27.60%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Tidewater Community College | 16,884 | 5,403 (32.00%) |
5,599 (33.16%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Union Presbyterian Seminary | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 159 | 8 (5.03%) |
111 (69.81%) | |||
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | 2,142 | 911 (42.53%) |
421 (19.65%) | 25 | 25 (100.00%) |
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| Virginia Highlands Community College | 2,082 | 529 (25.41%) |
829 (39.82%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 31,035 | 164 (0.53%) |
17,423 (56.14%) | 7,822 | 1,413 (18.06%) |
1,890 (24.16%) | |
| Virginia Western Community College | 6,332 | 1,354 (21.38%) |
1,540 (24.32%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 21,210 | 1,358 (6.40%) |
13,602 (64.13%) | 7,254 | 1,472 (20.29%) |
1,798 (24.79%) | |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | 17,885 | 403 (2.25%) |
3,011 (16.84%) | 8,524 | 1,559 (18.29%) |
810 (9.50%) | |
| Virginia Military Institute | Virginia Military Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Asher Institute of Hampton | Asher Institute of Hampton does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Virginia University of Lynchburg | 126 | 18 (14.29%) |
- | 455 | 450 (98.90%) |
- | |
| Virginia State University | 5,124 | 41 (0.80%) |
131 (2.56%) | 481 | 149 (30.98%) |
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| Virginia Union University | 1,205 | - | 3 (0.25%) | 441 | - | 65 (14.74%) | |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 1,749 | 134 (7.66%) |
22 (1.26%) | 104 | 100 (96.15%) |
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| Washington and Lee University | Washington and Lee University does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Wytheville Community College | 2,107 | 633 (30.04%) |
752 (35.69%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| ECPI University | 12,164 | 3,043 (25.02%) |
1,494 (12.28%) | 408 | 322 (78.92%) |
4 (0.98%) | |
| Centura College-Newport News | Centura College-Newport News does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Centura College-Norfolk | Centura College-Norfolk does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing | Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Fortis College-Richmond | 502 | - | 177 (35.26%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Centura College-Chesapeake | 191 | 6 (3.14%) |
185 (96.86%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Cayce/Reilly School of Massage | Cayce/Reilly School of Massage does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing | Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Appalachian School of Law | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 154 | - | - | |||
| University of Management and Technology | 294 | 294 (100.00%) |
- | 685 | 684 (99.85%) |
1 (0.15%) | |
| Chester Career College | Chester Career College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Eastern Virginia Career College | 177 | - | 21 (11.86%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of the Potomac-VA Campus | 157 | - | 40 (25.48%) | 394 | - | 30 (7.61%) | |
| Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Midlothian | Empire Beauty School-Midlothian does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Divine Mercy University | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 463 | 399 (86.18%) |
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| Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center | Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Avi Career Training | Avi Career Training does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Virginia Beach Theological Seminary | 1 | - | - | 32 | 13 (40.63%) |
3 (9.38%) | |
| Appalachian College of Pharmacy | Appalachian College of Pharmacy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Richmond | Empire Beauty School-Richmond does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Patrick Henry College | 425 | 47 (11.06%) |
1 (0.24%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Columbia College | 151 | 15 (9.93%) |
136 (90.07%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Ascent College | 83 | 61 (73.49%) |
20 (24.10%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics | Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| South University-Richmond | 306 | 147 (48.04%) |
5 (1.63%) | 89 | 1 (1.12%) |
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| South University-Virginia Beach | 240 | 118 (49.17%) |
43 (17.92%) | 18 | 10 (55.56%) |
5 (27.78%) | |
| Chamberlain University-Virginia | 557 | 25 (4.49%) |
327 (58.71%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage | Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach | Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of Virginia | Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of Virginia does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics | The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| DeVry University-Virginia | 13 | 10 (76.92%) |
3 (23.08%) | 6 | 1 (16.67%) |
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| Luckes Beauty Academy LLC | Luckes Beauty Academy LLC does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Washington University of Science and Technology | 400 | 33 (8.25%) |
360 (90.00%) | 696 | 63 (9.05%) |
611 (87.79%) | |
| Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing | Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy | Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Virginia University of Integrative Medicine | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 457 | 236 (51.64%) |
204 (44.64%) | |||
| The Esthetic Institute | The Esthetic Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School | Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Lotus Professional College | 171 | - | 12 (7.02%) | 7 | - | 7 (100.00%) | |
| Empire Beauty School-Newport News | Empire Beauty School-Newport News does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Richmond | 454 | - | 454 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | 348 | - | 348 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Medical Solutions Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Jazz Barber and Hairstyling Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Average | 444,606 | 106,790 (24.02%) |
136,444 (30.69%) |
120,618 | 75,008 (62.19%) |
13,021 (10.80%) | |
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