Largest Virginia Colleges and Universities

Largest Virginia Colleges with Most Enrollment

Liberty University has the most students of 104,327 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Virginia. George Mason University is ranked second with 39,766 students and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University follows them with 38,857 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 students by gender.

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Largest Virginia Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	Liberty University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA	104,327	60,063	44,264
2	George Mason University Public, four-yearsFairfax, VA	39,766	20,385	19,381
3	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Public, four-yearsBlacksburg, VA	38,857	16,931	21,926
4	Virginia Commonwealth University Public, four-yearsRichmond, VA	28,464	18,275	10,189
5	University of Virginia-Main Campus Public, four-yearsCharlottesville, VA	26,409	14,463	11,946
6	Old Dominion University Public, four-yearsNorfolk, VA	23,743	13,289	10,454
7	James Madison University Public, four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA	22,740	13,042	9,698
8	Regent University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA	10,657	6,769	3,888
9	William & Mary Public, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA	9,818	5,765	4,053
10	Radford University Public, four-yearsRadford, VA	7,812	5,257	2,555
11	Norfolk State University Public, four-yearsNorfolk, VA	6,053	4,071	1,982
12	Virginia State University Public, four-yearsPetersburg, VA	5,605	3,346	2,259
13	Longwood University Public, four-yearsFarmville, VA	4,612	3,296	1,316
14	Shenandoah University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinchester, VA	4,454	3,116	1,338
15	Christopher Newport University Public, four-yearsNewport News, VA	4,454	2,341	2,113
16	Hampton University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampton, VA	4,244	2,854	1,390
17	Marymount University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsArlington, VA	4,060	2,338	1,722
18	University of Mary Washington Public, four-yearsFredericksburg, VA	3,826	2,462	1,364
19	University of Richmond Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA	3,722	2,073	1,649
20	University of Lynchburg Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA	2,316	1,409	907

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