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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Virginia

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 95% for academic year 2022-2023 in Virginia. Washington and Lee University is ranked second with 94% and William & Mary follows them with 90%. 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
95%2%97%
2Washington and Lee University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, VA
94%-98%
3William & Mary
Public, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA
90%5%95%
4University of Richmond
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA
87%8%92%
5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Public, four-yearsBlacksburg, VA
86%-91%
6James Madison University
Public, four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
81%-89%
7Christopher Newport University
Public, four-yearsNewport News, VA
76%-86%
8Virginia Military Institute
Public, four-yearsLexington, VA
76%19%82%
9Hampden-Sydney College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampden-Sydney, VA
75%7%81%
10Randolph-Macon College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAshland, VA
73%11%81%
11Roanoke College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalem, VA
71%21%74%
12George Mason University
Public, four-yearsFairfax, VA
70%15%85%
13University of Mary Washington
Public, four-yearsFredericksburg, VA
68%22%83%
14Longwood University
Public, four-yearsFarmville, VA
66%22%76%
15Hollins University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRoanoke, VA
65%-68%
16Liberty University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA
65%5%79%
17Virginia Commonwealth University
Public, four-yearsRichmond, VA
64%20%85%
18Eastern Mennonite University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
62%26%79%
19Shenandoah University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinchester, VA
62%14%83%
20Sweet Briar College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSweet Briar, VA
61%2%62%