Virginia Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 15 public colleges in Virginia with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Virginia Main Campus leads the list by accepting 19% of high school students that applied.

List of Virginia Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of Virginia Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

19%
College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA

33%
Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

57%
Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA

71%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Wise, VA

76%
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

78%
Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

85%
University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

86%
Longwood University

Farmville, VA

88%
Norfolk State University

Norfolk, VA

89%
George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

90%
Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

90%
Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

91%
Radford University

Radford, VA

93%
Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

95%