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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Virginia

Ferrum College has the lowest graduation rate of 28% for academic year 2022-2023 in Virginia. Bluefield University is ranked second with 31% and Virginia State University follows them with 37%. 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 low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates in Virginia.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Virginia
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Ferrum College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFerrum, VA
28%-58%
2Bluefield University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBluefield, VA
31%27%58%
3Virginia State University
Public, four-yearsPetersburg, VA
37%-73%
4Norfolk State University
Public, four-yearsNorfolk, VA
39%18%70%
5Virginia Union University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRichmond, VA
39%33%54%
6Virginia Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA
43%35%69%
7University of Virginia's College at Wise
Public, four-yearsWise, VA
44%-70%
8Averett University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDanville, VA
45%32%63%
9Mary Baldwin University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStaunton, VA
45%-64%
10Hampton University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampton, VA
46%24%77%
11Old Dominion University
Public, four-yearsNorfolk, VA
48%24%74%
12Randolph College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA
49%23%67%
13Radford University
Public, four-yearsRadford, VA
53%32%68%
14Regent University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA
54%22%70%
15Bridgewater College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBridgewater, VA
57%-75%
16Emory & Henry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEmory, VA
57%29%67%
17University of Lynchburg
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA
59%28%76%
18Marymount University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsArlington, VA
60%28%75%
19Sweet Briar College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSweet Briar, VA
61%2%62%
20Eastern Mennonite University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
62%26%79%