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Virginia Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.
Hollins University, has the lowest yield rate of 9.58% for academic year 2024-2025 in Virginia. Roanoke College is positioned second with 9.74% yield and Bridgewater College follows them with 10%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Virginia.
Virginia Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Hollins University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRoanoke, VA
9.58% 2,827 1,921 184 67.95%
2Roanoke College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalem, VA
9.74% 5,785 4,805 468 83.06%
3Bridgewater College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBridgewater, VA
10.13% 3,938 3,612 366 91.72%
4Hampton University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampton, VA
10.30% 17,885 11,133 1,147 62.25%
5Ferrum College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFerrum, VA
11.51% 1,787 1,590 183 88.98%
6Marymount University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsArlington, VA
11.55% 4,329 4,033 466 93.16%
7Randolph College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA
11.75% 2,416 2,264 266 93.71%
8Virginia Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA
11.89% 3,808 2,775 330 72.87%
9Emory & Henry University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEmory, VA
11.91% 2,569 2,149 256 83.65%
10Eastern Mennonite University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHarrisonburg, VA
12.45% 1,470 1,470 183 100.00%