; Admission Statistics for Virginia Colleges
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Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 2,103,390 students have applied and among them 1,341,334 were admitted to Virginia Colleges. 306,162 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Virginia Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
Virginia Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total2,103,390 1,341,334306,162
Public Schools1,316,592 862,908215,283
4 Years (Or High)1,302,620 854,453211,811
2-4 Years13,315 8,0373,135
Less Than 2 Years657 418337
Private Schools786,798 478,42690,879
4 Years (Or High)783,242 476,36389,527
2-4 Years3,556 2,0631,352
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Virginia Colleges

63.77% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Virginia Colleges is 63.77% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 65.54% and the average rate of private schools was 60.81%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Virginia Colleges with comparable factors.
63.77% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Virginia Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average63.77%
Public Schools65.54%
4 Years (Or High)65.59%
2-4 Years60.36%
Less Than 2 Years63.62%
Private Schools60.81%
4 Years (Or High)60.82%
2-4 Years58.01%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] 63.77% Acceptance Rate for Virginia Colleges

22.83% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Virginia Colleges was 22.83% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 24.95% and the average rate of private schools was 19.00%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Virginia Colleges with comparable factors.
22.83% Yield (2022-2023)
Virginia Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average22.83%
Public Schools24.95%
4 Years (Or High)24.79%
2-4 Years39.01%
Less Than 2 Years80.62%
Private Schools19.00%
4 Years (Or High)18.79%
2-4 Years65.54%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] 22.83% Yield for Virginia Colleges

1,166 SAT Score

The average SAT score of Virginia Colleges is 1,166 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,186 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,148. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
1,166 SAT Score (2022-2023)
Virginia Colleges
TotalEvidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.1059539521
50th pctl.1166593573
75th pctl.1272643628
Public colleges 25th pctl.1090555536
50th pctl.1186602583
75th pctl.1282649633
Private colleges 25th pctl.1032524508
50th pctl.1148585563
75th pctl.1263639624
[CHART#4] 1,166 SAT Score for Virginia Colleges

25 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of Virginia Colleges is 25 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 25 and private schools' average ACT score is 26. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
25 ACT Score (2022-2023)
Virginia Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.232321
50th pctl.252625
75th pctl.283027
Public colleges 25th pctl.232422
50th pctl.252726
75th pctl.283128
Private colleges 25th pctl.232220
50th pctl.262524
75th pctl.282927
[CHART#5] 25 ACT Score for Virginia Colleges