Tightest Virginia Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The next table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Virginia colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Washington and Lee University has the lowest acceptance rate as of 17% for academic year 2021-2022 in Virginia. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Virginia.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, VA | 17% | 7,224 | 1,228 | 479 | 39.01% |
| 2 | University of Virginia-Main CampusPublic, four-yearsCharlottesville, VA | 19% | 50,926 | 9,676 | 4,064 | 42.00% |
| 3 | University of RichmondPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA | 24% | 14,364 | 3,447 | 827 | 23.99% |
| 4 | Regent UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA | 31.99% | 6,989 | 2,236 | 514 | 22.99% |
| 5 | William & MaryPublic, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA | 33% | 18,087 | 5,969 | 1,612 | 27.01% |
| 6 | Hampden-Sydney CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampden-Sydney, VA | 40.01% | 3,262 | 1,305 | 274 | 21.00% |
| 7 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityPublic, four-yearsBlacksburg, VA | 57% | 45,321 | 25,833 | 7,233 | 28.00% |
| 8 | Bluefield UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBluefield, VA | 63.01% | 984 | 620 | 149 | 24.03% |
| 9 | Virginia Military InstitutePublic, four-yearsLexington, VA | 70.97% | 1,192 | 846 | 355 | 41.96% |
| 10 | Hollins UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsRoanoke, VA | 72% | 3,275 | 2,358 | 212 | 8.99% |
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