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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

$2,309 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


V
University of Virginia Main Campus

$7,185 higher in-state tuition
71% lower acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$2,111 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


W
College of William and Mary

$7,639 higher in-state tuition
57% lower acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$2,556 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Commonwealth University

$2,663 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


C
Christopher Newport University

$420 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$13 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mary Washington

$857 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


L
Longwood University

$1,042 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

R
University of Richmond

$50,535 higher in-state tuition
66% lower acceptance rate


W
Washington and Lee University

$50,795 higher in-state tuition
73% lower acceptance rate


R
Roanoke College

$23,715 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Wesleyan College

$26,215 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


H
Hampden Sydney College

$38,393 higher in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


H
Hollins University

$30,555 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


S
Sweet Briar College

$12,825 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


P
Patrick Henry College

$18,605 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

P
Penn State Main Campus

$8,573 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$2,776 lower in-state tuition
73% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio State University

$1,730 higher in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Maryland College Park

$100 lower in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


N
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

$3,260 lower in-state tuition
43% lower acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$5,553 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Delaware

$3,575 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


S
Stony Brook University

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


B
SUNY at Binghamton

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
48% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

$9,965 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


A
SUNY at Albany

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

$5,983 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University New Brunswick

$3,105 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


U
University at Buffalo

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


H
CUNY Hunter College

$2,865 lower in-state tuition
42% lower acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$2,079 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut

$5,877 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$5,352 lower in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


N
United States Naval Academy

$9,795 lower in-state tuition
79% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$3,557 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


K
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$2,079 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


R
Rowan University

$920 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


N
The College of New Jersey

$4,345 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Maryland Baltimore County

$739 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


N
New Jersey Institute of Technology

$5,403 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


C
CUNY City College

$2,865 lower in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


B
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

$2,865 lower in-state tuition
40% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$5,373 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


A
United States Military Academy

$9,795 lower in-state tuition
78% lower acceptance rate


P
SUNY at Purchase College

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


S
Salisbury University

$2,239 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


R
Ramapo College of New Jersey

$5,568 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


G
SUNY at Geneseo

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$3,298 lower in-state tuition
58% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Abington

$4,889 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oswego

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


S
State University of New York at New Paltz

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Newark

$3,105 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Harrisburg

$5,593 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


W
William Paterson University of New Jersey

$4,397 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Camden

$3,105 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


C
United States Coast Guard Academy

$9,795 lower in-state tuition
66% lower acceptance rate


S
St Mary's College of Maryland

$2,321 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


S
SUNY Maritime College

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


O
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Brandywine

$4,829 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Erie Behrend College

$5,593 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Lehigh Valley

$4,829 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

V
Villanova University

$50,973 higher in-state tuition
67% lower acceptance rate


H
Howard University

$20,789 higher in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


S
Syracuse University

$48,645 higher in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


F
Fordham University

$47,125 higher in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


G
George Washington University

$52,315 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


E
Elon University

$31,939 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


D
Drexel University

$46,800 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


Q
Quinnipiac University

$39,375 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


B
Bucknell University

$51,613 higher in-state tuition
57% lower acceptance rate


D
Davidson College

$46,755 higher in-state tuition
73% lower acceptance rate


C
Colgate University

$54,109 higher in-state tuition
78% lower acceptance rate


L
Lehigh University

$49,175 higher in-state tuition
53% lower acceptance rate


R
University of Rochester

$50,755 higher in-state tuition
51% lower acceptance rate


B
Barnard College

$50,683 higher in-state tuition
81% lower acceptance rate


A
American University

$43,275 higher in-state tuition
49% lower acceptance rate


V
Vassar College

$54,045 higher in-state tuition
71% lower acceptance rate


S
St John's University New York

$36,435 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


L
Lafayette College

$48,315 higher in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


R
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

$48,805 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


P
Pace University New York

$38,357 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


H
Hofstra University

$42,420 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


S
Seton Hall University

$36,585 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


C
Case Western Reserve University

$51,245 higher in-state tuition
63% lower acceptance rate


O
Oberlin College

$51,311 higher in-state tuition
55% lower acceptance rate


M
Monmouth University

$32,709 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Scranton

$40,117 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
Marist College

$34,105 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


R
Rochester Institute of Technology

$43,925 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


W
Wesleyan University

$53,927 higher in-state tuition
76% lower acceptance rate


S
Skidmore College

$51,337 higher in-state tuition
64% lower acceptance rate


A
Adelphi University

$32,290 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


M
Manhattan College

$34,305 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


H
Haverford College

$53,055 higher in-state tuition
76% lower acceptance rate


D
Duquesne University

$35,581 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


F
Fairfield University

$43,835 higher in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


M
Muhlenberg College

$47,475 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


P
Pratt Institute Main

$45,780 higher in-state tuition
40% lower acceptance rate


N
The New School

$43,131 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


I
Ithaca College

$38,331 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


D
Denison University

$50,205 higher in-state tuition
68% lower acceptance rate


H
Hamilton College

$52,255 higher in-state tuition
78% lower acceptance rate


K
Kenyon College

$56,445 higher in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


S
Stevens Institute of Technology

$46,629 higher in-state tuition
44% lower acceptance rate


S
Siena College

$31,150 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


L
Loyola University Maryland

$43,635 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


G
Gettysburg College

$51,965 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


N
University of New Haven

$32,815 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


R
Rider University

$26,205 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


L
La Salle University

$22,845 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

F
Florida State University

$5,773 lower in-state tuition
65% lower acceptance rate


A
Arizona State University

$1,183 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
Michigan State University

$5,397 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Central Florida

$5,317 lower in-state tuition
49% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee

$1,537 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Arizona

$1,730 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


H
University of Houston

$1,110 lower in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


O
University of Oregon

$2,717 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


O
Oregon State University

$630 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


I
Iowa State University

$1,117 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


I
University of Illinois at Chicago

$1,175 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


S
University of South Florida Main Campus

$5,236 lower in-state tuition
46% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Iowa

$1,084 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

$1,703 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


O
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

$4,875 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


C
University of California Santa Cruz

$1,769 higher in-state tuition
43% lower acceptance rate


L
Louisiana State University

$1,757 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


K
University of Kansas

$297 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


N
University of Nebraska Lincoln

$2,025 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Lowell

$5,667 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Missouri Columbia

$657 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate