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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Virginia

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 96% for academic year 2023-2024 in Virginia. Washington and Lee University is ranked second with 94% and William & Mary follows them with 89%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Virginia.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Virginia
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1University of Virginia-Main Campus
Public, four-yearsCharlottesville, VA
96%2%98%
2Washington and Lee University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, VA
94%-97%
3William & Mary
Public, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA
89%7%95%
4Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Public, four-yearsBlacksburg, VA
86%-93%
5University of Richmond
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA
85%14%91%
6James Madison University
Public, four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
80%-92%
7Virginia Military Institute
Public, four-yearsLexington, VA
76%20%81%
8Christopher Newport University
Public, four-yearsNewport News, VA
72%-81%
9Randolph-Macon College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAshland, VA
70%-84%
10George Mason University
Public, four-yearsFairfax, VA
68%17%86%
11Shenandoah University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinchester, VA
67%23%82%
12Eastern Mennonite University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
67%25%76%
13Roanoke College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalem, VA
67%9%76%
14University of Mary Washington
Public, four-yearsFredericksburg, VA
66%26%84%
15Liberty University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA
65%1%80%
16Hollins University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRoanoke, VA
65%-74%
17Virginia Commonwealth University
Public, four-yearsRichmond, VA
63%21%85%
18Hampden-Sydney College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampden-Sydney, VA
62%10%84%
19Longwood University
Public, four-yearsFarmville, VA
61%26%80%
20Hampton University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampton, VA
57%33%85%