Popular Virginia Colleges Easy to Get Into
Virginia has 28 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, accepting 87% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Old Dominion University, Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia State University.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
Mary Baldwin University
- Private 4 Year
- Staunton, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Mary Baldwin is a private university known for undergraduate liberal arts programs and the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership. The residential campus is in the historic Shenandoah Valley city of Staunton.
- SAT Range 940-1120
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $17,810
Emory & Henry University
- Private 4 Year
- Emory, VA
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- 84% acceptance rate
Emory & Henry is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate teacher education and the social sciences. The rural campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia.
- SAT Range 1051-1223
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $21,446
Eastern Mennonite University
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Eastern Mennonite is a private Mennonite university known for undergraduate peacebuilding and nursing. Students attend a residential campus in Harrisonburg in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1040-1590
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $25,021
Sweet Briar College
- Private 4 Year
- Sweet Briar, VA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Sweet Briar is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies and engineering. The rural campus sits in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1100-1310
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $21,322
Ascent College
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Ascent is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry leadership. The suburban Gainesville campus serves students preparing for church and ministry roles in Northern Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Randolph College
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
Randolph is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Lynchburg's Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 1100-1210
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Net Price $21,668
Virginia University of Lynchburg
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Virginia University of Lynchburg is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, religion, and the social sciences. Students attend a small campus in the city of Lynchburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.1
- Net Price $19,066
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
- Private 4 Year
- Richmond, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 13 application deadline
Bon Secours Memorial is a private nursing college focused on undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. The Richmond campus is tied to the Bon Secours health system and its clinical training sites.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Centra College
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Centra College is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Lynchburg campus is affiliated with the Centra Health hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Patrick Henry College
- Private 4 Year
- Purcellville, Virginia
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Patrick Henry is a small private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate government and classical liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the small town of Purcellville in northern Virginia.
- SAT Range 1240-1420
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $25,869