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#10 Best Public Universities in Virginia

VCU Comparisons

Richmond, Virginia

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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

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Virginia Tech

$152 lower in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


V
University of Virginia Main Campus

$4,640 higher in-state tuition
76% lower acceptance rate


G
George Mason University

$2,755 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$4,936 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


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College of William and Mary

$5,402 higher in-state tuition
60% lower acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$5,260 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


R
Radford University

$4,449 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


C
Christopher Newport University

$2,849 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


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Norfolk State University

$6,924 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$2,774 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


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University of Mary Washington

$3,912 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


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Longwood University

$4,190 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


V
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

$6,810 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

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Liberty University

$7,729 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


H
Hampton University

$13,348 higher in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


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Roanoke College

$21,970 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


S
Shenandoah University

$21,764 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


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University of Lynchburg

$22,690 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Virginia University

$6,940 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


R
Regent University

$6,136 higher in-state tuition
52% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Wesleyan College

$23,160 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


R
Randolph Macon College

$33,428 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


H
Hampden Sydney College

$36,904 higher in-state tuition
43% lower acceptance rate


E
Emory and Henry College

$21,650 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


H
Hollins University

$28,500 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


S
Sweet Briar College

$10,880 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


R
Randolph College

$15,480 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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Appalachian State University

$8,608 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Delaware

$1,190 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


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West Virginia University

$3,202 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


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University of North Carolina at Charlotte

$9,038 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


C
Coastal Carolina University

$1,390 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


T
Towson University

$5,468 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$5,134 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$8,407 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


M
Montclair State University

$860 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$896 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


J
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

$5,920 lower in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$5,134 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


Q
CUNY Queens College

$5,920 lower in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


R
Rowan University

$1,600 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


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The College of New Jersey

$1,856 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


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Kent State University at Kent

$176 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$8,428 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


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SUNY at Purchase College

$5,780 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


S
Salisbury University

$5,144 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


R
Ramapo College of New Jersey

$3,128 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Asheville

$8,728 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


S
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

$3,280 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$6,353 lower in-state tuition
60% lower acceptance rate


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Winthrop University

$2,456 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Abington

$1,834 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


M
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

$3,280 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


S
State University of New York at New Paltz

$5,780 lower in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Stamford

$3,482 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Newark

$824 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Harrisburg

$2,538 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


L
CUNY Lehman College

$5,920 lower in-state tuition
38% lower acceptance rate


W
William Paterson University of New Jersey

$1,840 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


Y
Youngstown State University

$2,127 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


S
Stockton University

$146 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Camden

$824 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Altoona

$2,538 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
St Mary's College of Maryland

$734 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


S
SUNY Maritime College

$5,780 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


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CUNY York College

$5,920 lower in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


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Penn State Brandywine

$1,774 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Erie Behrend College

$2,538 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Lehigh Valley

$1,774 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

$810 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Bradford

$810 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Berks

$2,538 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Worthington Scranton

$1,774 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State York

$1,774 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Hazleton

$1,774 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Shenango

$718 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

H
Howard University

$20,028 higher in-state tuition
58% lower acceptance rate


E
Elon University

$31,179 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


S
St John's University New York

$35,650 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


W
Wingate University

$27,246 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


P
Pace University New York

$36,700 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


M
Monmouth University

$31,248 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


S
University of Scranton

$38,684 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


M
Marist College

$32,480 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


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Iona College

$30,830 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


A
Adelphi University

$32,600 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


M
Manhattan College

$33,250 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


C
Campbell University

$24,900 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


D
Duquesne University

$34,296 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


W
Wofford College

$38,900 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


N
The New School

$42,060 higher in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


Q
Queens University of Charlotte

$27,940 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


L
Loyola University Maryland

$42,630 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


M
Mount St Mary's University

$32,810 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


R
Rider University

$24,850 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


L
La Salle University

$21,420 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


A
Arcadia University

$34,740 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
Saint Joseph's University

$38,290 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


A
Alfred University

$25,420 higher in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


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Gardner Webb University

$19,620 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


J
John Carroll University

$34,450 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


L
Long Island University C W Post Campus

$26,608 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


G
Guilford College

$27,550 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


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University of the Sciences

$12,950 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


M
Maryland Institute College of Art

$40,310 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


M
Molloy College

$23,430 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University

$20,510 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


A
Allegheny College

$41,450 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


M
Meredith College

$30,966 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


M
Mercy College

$8,386 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


D
DeSales University

$30,150 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
Susquehanna University

$43,750 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


F
Fairleigh Dickinson University College at Florham

$21,728 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


U
Ursinus College

$46,346 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


W
William Peace University

$19,700 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


B
Brevard College

$16,550 higher in-state tuition
53% lower acceptance rate


D
Delaware Valley University

$27,830 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


A
Alvernia University

$28,210 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$21,574 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
Cabrini College

$21,950 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


P
Presbyterian College

$27,350 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


Y
York College Pennsylvania

$9,270 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


C
Caldwell University

$24,500 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


C
Cedar Crest College

$31,484 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


D
Drew University

$31,410 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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University of Kentucky

$1,001 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


T
Texas Tech University

$3,915 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia State University

$5,692 lower in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


C
Colorado State University Fort Collins

$2,664 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
University of California Riverside

$1,016 lower in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


R
University of Rhode Island

$1,266 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


W
Wayne State University

$357 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
Montana State University

$6,794 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


K
University of Kansas

$2,254 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


K
Kansas State University

$2,886 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


N
University of Nevada Reno

$4,974 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Boston

$2,056 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate