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#5 Best Public Universities in Virginia

Mason Comparisons

Fairfax, Virginia

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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

V
Virginia Tech

$2,240 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


V
University of Virginia Main Campus

$6,500 higher in-state tuition
70% lower acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$2,050 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


W
College of William and Mary

$7,924 higher in-state tuition
54% lower acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$2,481 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Commonwealth University

$2,584 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


C
Christopher Newport University

$410 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$272 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mary Washington

$832 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


L
Longwood University

$840 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


V
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

$3,646 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

R
University of Richmond

$49,060 higher in-state tuition
62% lower acceptance rate


W
Washington and Lee University

$48,750 higher in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Wesleyan College

$26,500 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


H
Hampden Sydney College

$37,504 higher in-state tuition
54% lower acceptance rate


H
Hollins University

$29,850 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


S
Sweet Briar College

$12,610 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

P
Penn State Main Campus

$8,858 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$2,491 lower in-state tuition
71% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio State University

$1,508 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Maryland College Park

$510 lower in-state tuition
39% lower acceptance rate


N
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

$2,975 lower in-state tuition
44% lower acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$5,268 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Delaware

$3,470 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


S
Stony Brook University

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
43% lower acceptance rate


B
SUNY at Binghamton

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

$9,582 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


A
SUNY at Albany

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

$5,698 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University New Brunswick

$3,026 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


U
University at Buffalo

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


H
CUNY Hunter College

$2,580 lower in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut

$5,520 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$5,067 lower in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


N
United States Naval Academy

$9,510 lower in-state tuition
83% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$3,330 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


R
Rowan University

$792 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


N
The College of New Jersey

$4,093 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Maryland Baltimore County

$632 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


N
New Jersey Institute of Technology

$5,280 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


C
CUNY City College

$2,580 lower in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


B
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

$2,580 lower in-state tuition
40% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$5,088 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


A
United States Military Academy

$9,510 lower in-state tuition
80% lower acceptance rate


P
SUNY at Purchase College

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


R
Ramapo College of New Jersey

$5,442 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


G
SUNY at Geneseo

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$3,013 lower in-state tuition
61% lower acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oswego

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


S
State University of New York at New Paltz

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Stamford

$5,520 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Newark

$3,026 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


C
United States Coast Guard Academy

$9,510 lower in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


S
St Mary's College of Maryland

$2,606 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
SUNY Maritime College

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Old Westbury

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


O
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


S
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome

$2,440 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Avery Point

$5,520 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

N
New York University

$44,260 higher in-state tuition
78% lower acceptance rate


D
Duke University

$48,575 higher in-state tuition
85% lower acceptance rate


P
Princeton University

$46,500 higher in-state tuition
87% lower acceptance rate


J
Johns Hopkins University

$49,210 higher in-state tuition
83% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pennsylvania

$45,142 higher in-state tuition
85% lower acceptance rate


Y
Yale University

$50,440 higher in-state tuition
86% lower acceptance rate


V
Villanova University

$48,780 higher in-state tuition
66% lower acceptance rate


C
Cornell University

$50,776 higher in-state tuition
82% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgetown University

$50,274 higher in-state tuition
79% lower acceptance rate


H
Howard University

$18,940 higher in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


C
Carnegie Mellon University

$48,050 higher in-state tuition
77% lower acceptance rate


S
Syracuse University

$46,410 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


C
Columbia University in the City of New York

$51,004 higher in-state tuition
87% lower acceptance rate


F
Fordham University

$45,220 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


G
George Washington University

$50,270 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


E
Elon University

$28,708 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


D
Drexel University

$45,256 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


B
Bucknell University

$49,964 higher in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


D
Davidson College

$44,950 higher in-state tuition
73% lower acceptance rate


C
Colgate University

$52,084 higher in-state tuition
74% lower acceptance rate


L
Lehigh University

$47,470 higher in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


R
University of Rochester

$48,766 higher in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


B
Barnard College

$48,224 higher in-state tuition
80% lower acceptance rate


A
American University

$43,032 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


V
Vassar College

$52,430 higher in-state tuition
71% lower acceptance rate


S
St John's University New York

$34,940 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


L
Lafayette College

$46,364 higher in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


S
Swarthmore College

$46,346 higher in-state tuition
83% lower acceptance rate


R
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

$47,590 higher in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


P
Pace University New York

$37,468 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


H
Hofstra University

$38,805 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


S
Seton Hall University

$34,910 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


C
Case Western Reserve University

$44,510 higher in-state tuition
61% lower acceptance rate


O
Oberlin College

$49,874 higher in-state tuition
57% lower acceptance rate


S
University of Scranton

$38,552 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
Marist College

$33,140 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


R
Rochester Institute of Technology

$42,520 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


W
Wesleyan University

$51,939 higher in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


I
Iona College

$31,118 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


S
Skidmore College

$49,554 higher in-state tuition
60% lower acceptance rate


A
Adelphi University

$31,350 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


H
Haverford College

$50,932 higher in-state tuition
73% lower acceptance rate


D
Duquesne University

$34,016 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


F
Fairfield University

$42,560 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


M
Muhlenberg College

$45,585 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


P
Pratt Institute Main

$44,056 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


N
The New School

$41,618 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


D
Denison University

$47,990 higher in-state tuition
63% lower acceptance rate


H
Hamilton College

$49,870 higher in-state tuition
77% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

F
Florida State University

$5,488 lower in-state tuition
54% lower acceptance rate


A
Arizona State University

$1,200 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


S
Michigan State University

$5,240 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


A
The University of Alabama

$1,270 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Central Florida

$5,032 lower in-state tuition
55% lower acceptance rate


A
Auburn University

$570 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee

$1,822 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


K
University of Kentucky

$1,737 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


T
Texas A & M University College Station

$171 lower in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Arizona

$1,789 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


H
University of Houston

$825 lower in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


S
University of South Carolina Columbia

$2,778 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


M
Miami University

$4,280 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Bloomington

$403 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


O
Oregon State University

$555 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


I
Iowa State University

$1,186 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
University of South Florida Main Campus

$4,951 lower in-state tuition
42% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Iowa

$1,154 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

$1,410 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


O
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

$4,590 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


C
University of California Santa Cruz

$1,932 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


L
Louisiana State University

$1,472 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


K
University of Kansas

$582 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
University of Nebraska Lincoln

$1,740 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Lowell

$5,568 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Missouri Columbia

$507 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Alabama at Birmingham

$942 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate