Largest Virginia Graduate Schools

Largest Virginia Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment

Liberty University has the most graduate students of 51,366 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Virginia. George Mason University is ranked second with 11,432 students and University of Virginia-Main Campus follows them with 8,524 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most graduate students by gender.

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Largest Virginia Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Graduate Students	Female	Male
1	Liberty University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA	51,366	31,120	20,246
2	George Mason University Public, four-yearsFairfax, VA	11,432	6,556	4,876
3	University of Virginia-Main Campus Public, four-yearsCharlottesville, VA	8,524	4,417	4,107
4	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Public, four-yearsBlacksburg, VA	7,822	3,482	4,340
5	Virginia Commonwealth University Public, four-yearsRichmond, VA	7,254	4,857	2,397
6	Old Dominion University Public, four-yearsNorfolk, VA	5,997	3,684	2,313
7	Regent University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA	5,608	3,653	1,955
8	William & Mary Public, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA	2,755	1,620	1,135
9	Shenandoah University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinchester, VA	1,813	1,412	401
10	James Madison University Public, four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA	1,767	1,200	567
11	Radford University Public, four-yearsRadford, VA	1,651	1,319	332
12	Marymount University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsArlington, VA	1,557	1,063	494
13	Longwood University Public, four-yearsFarmville, VA	1,298	933	365
14	University of Lynchburg Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA	721	497	224
15	University of Richmond Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA	667	424	243
16	Mary Baldwin University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStaunton, VA	648	513	135
17	Norfolk State University Public, four-yearsNorfolk, VA	643	420	223
18	Hampton University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampton, VA	516	327	189
19	Virginia State University Public, four-yearsPetersburg, VA	481	323	158
20	Virginia Union University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRichmond, VA	441	212	229

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