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Colleges with Low Student to Faculty Ratio in Virginia

This page lists colleges with the lower Student to Faculty Ratio (a faculty teaches/cares less students which means probably more attention/support on each student) in Virginia. Washington and Lee University has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 7 to 1 where 341 faculty or instructional staffs teach 2,243 undergraduate students in Virginia.
We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. We aslo exclude schools which total student population is less than 1,000.
The next table shows the schools that have low Student to Faculty Ratio with total number of students and faculties. Note that the actual ratio is computed based on number of undergraduate students and instructional staffs who teach undergraduate programs. It may differ from the number of faculties shown in below table. You may want to check colleges having the Highest Student to Faculty Ratio in Virginia.
Colleges with Low Student to Faculty Ratio in Virginia
NameStudent to Faculty Ratio# of Students# of Full-time Faculty# of Part-time Faculty
1Washington and Lee University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, VA
7 to 12,24325190
2University of Richmond
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA
8 to 13,876427200
3University of Lynchburg
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA
10 to 12,394184108
4Randolph-Macon College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAshland, VA
10 to 11,49011663
5Virginia Military Institute
Public, four-yearsLexington, VA
10 to 11,51214244
6Roanoke College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalem, VA
11 to 11,82616428
7Shenandoah University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinchester, VA
11 to 14,260252202
8Averett University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDanville, VA
12 to 11,3635530
9William & Mary
Public, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA
12 to 19,654694166
10Emory & Henry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEmory, VA
12 to 11,3589295