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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Virginia

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 94% for academic year 2021-2022 in Virginia. Washington and Lee University is ranked second with 94% and William & Mary follows them with 91%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music 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
94%4%97%
2Washington and Lee University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, VA
94%-96%
3William & Mary
Public, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA
91%6%93%
4University of Richmond
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA
89%-92%
5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Public, four-yearsBlacksburg, VA
87%-92%
6James Madison University
Public, four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
82%-91%
7Christopher Newport University
Public, four-yearsNewport News, VA
75%-85%
8Virginia Military Institute
Public, four-yearsLexington, VA
74%22%87%
9Randolph-Macon College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAshland, VA
72%12%81%
10George Mason University
Public, four-yearsFairfax, VA
70%16%84%
11Roanoke College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalem, VA
70%23%76%
12University of Mary Washington
Public, four-yearsFredericksburg, VA
68%24%83%
13Virginia Commonwealth University
Public, four-yearsRichmond, VA
68%19%84%
14University of Lynchburg
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA
66%24%74%
15Hampden-Sydney College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampden-Sydney, VA
65%12%90%
16Longwood University
Public, four-yearsFarmville, VA
65%24%73%
17Shenandoah University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinchester, VA
64%17%76%
18Bridgewater College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBridgewater, VA
62%-68%
19Regent University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA
62%1%74%
20Liberty University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA
62%6%79%