Tightest Virginia Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The following 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 13.97% for academic year 2023-2024 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 | 13.97% | 8,213 | 1,147 | 472 | 41.15% |
| 2 | University of Virginia-Main CampusPublic, four-yearsCharlottesville, VA | 16.81% | 58,951 | 9,909 | 3,961 | 39.97% |
| 3 | University of RichmondPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsUniversity of Richmond, VA | 22.20% | 16,152 | 3,585 | 841 | 23.46% |
| 4 | University of Virginia's College at WisePublic, four-yearsWise, VA | 28.54% | 6,581 | 1,878 | 284 | 15.12% |
| 5 | William & MaryPublic, four-yearsWilliamsburg, VA | 34.07% | 17,798 | 6,064 | 1,614 | 26.62% |
| 6 | Regent UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsVirginia Beach, VA | 38.12% | 8,414 | 3,207 | 690 | 21.52% |
| 7 | Hampden-Sydney CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHampden-Sydney, VA | 40.92% | 3,177 | 1,300 | 296 | 22.77% |
| 8 | University of LynchburgPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLynchburg, VA | 43.01% | 6,948 | 2,988 | 438 | 14.66% |
| 9 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityPublic, four-yearsBlacksburg, VA | 54.78% | 52,498 | 28,758 | 7,289 | 25.35% |
| 10 | Averett UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDanville, VA | 56.59% | 2,573 | 1,456 | 263 | 18.06% |
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