Most Favored Virginia Colleges

Most Favored Virginia Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Virginia. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Washington and Lee University, has the highest yield rate of 41.15% for academic year 2024-2025 in Virginia. University of Virginia-Main Campus is positioned second with 39.97% yield and Virginia Military Institute follows them with 32%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Virginia.

Most Favored Virginia Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Washington and Lee University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, VA	41.15%	8,213	1,147	472	13.97%
2	University of Virginia-Main Campus Public, four-yearsCharlottesville, VA	39.97%	58,951	9,909	3,961	16.81%
3	Virginia Military Institute Public, four-yearsLexington, VA	31.73%	2,066	1,472	467	71.25%
4	William & Mary Public, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA	26.62%	17,798	6,064	1,614	34.07%
5	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Public, four-yearsBlacksburg, VA	25.35%	52,498	28,758	7,289	54.78%
6	Liberty University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA	24.39%	24,942	24,687	6,021	98.98%
7	University of Richmond Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA	23.46%	16,152	3,585	841	22.20%
8	Hampden-Sydney College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampden-Sydney, VA	22.77%	3,177	1,300	296	40.92%
9	Virginia Commonwealth University Public, four-yearsRichmond, VA	21.59%	20,954	19,408	4,190	92.62%
10	Regent University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA	21.52%	8,414	3,207	690	38.12%

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