Virginia Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 39 public colleges in Virginia with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Northern Virginia Community College tops the list with a population of 51,896 students.

List of Virginia Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

4,648
Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

4,559
Longwood University

Farmville, VA

4,358
New River Community College

Dublin, VA

3,980
University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

3,757
Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

3,562
Central Virginia Community College

Lynchburg, VA

3,388
Southside Virginia Community College

Alberta, VA

3,112
Rappahannock Community College

Glenns, VA

2,591
Danville Community College

Danville, VA

2,274
Southwest Virginia Community College

Richlands, VA

2,163
Wytheville Community College

Wytheville, VA

2,116
Virginia Highlands Community College

Abingdon, VA

2,068
Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary

Petersburg, VA

2,051
Mountain Empire Community College

Big Stone Gap, VA

1,928
Patrick Henry Community College

Martinsville, VA

1,861
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Wise, VA

1,704
Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA

1,512