What do private nonprofit colleges in Virginia cost?

Across the 26 schools that report it, the median average net price is $25,005 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $15,810 at Mary Baldwin University to $34,256 at University of Richmond.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Virginia have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Mary Baldwin University ($15,810), Ferrum College ($18,070), Regent University ($18,135), Bluefield University ($18,402), and Virginia Wesleyan University ($20,237).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Virginia earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $56,693 10 years after starting college (27 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Washington and Lee University ($102,966), University of Richmond ($92,362), and Sentara College of Health Sciences ($80,393).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Virginia?

The median graduation rate is 57.5%, across 26 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Virginia have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $24,625 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Virginia

The College Scorecard lists 36 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Virginia, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 86,565 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $25,005 a year, higher than the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $56,693 at the median institution, about the same as the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 57.5%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

86,565

Median net pricei

$25,005

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$56,693

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$24,625

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

57.5%

U.S.: 57.7%

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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Virginia. Showing 25 of 36 private nonprofit colleges in Virginia; schools missing either value are left out.

All 36 private nonprofit colleges in Virginia


Liberty University Lynchburg	50,012	$29,235	$23,171	$46,945	$22,500	63.9%	80.1%	99.0%
Regent University Virginia Beach	4,729	$18,135	$22,740	$51,408	$25,000	51.8%	74.6%	38.1%
Hampton University Hampton	3,727	$26,214	$31,512	$63,602	$21,843	64.3%	85.3%	62.3%
University of Richmond University of Richmond	2,980	$34,256	$67,840	$92,362	$21,500	86.5%	90.8%	22.2%
Shenandoah University Winchester	2,116	$31,149	$37,860	$66,382	$23,250	62.8%	81.7%	77.0%
Washington and Lee University Lexington	1,881	$25,279	$71,365	$102,966	$17,500	95.9%	96.6%	14.0%
Marymount University Arlington	1,810	$28,521	$42,986	$74,032	$21,500	54.8%	72.6%	93.2%
Roanoke College Salem	1,767	$25,867	$39,208	$64,329	$27,000	64.4%	75.7%	83.1%
Randolph-Macon College Ashland	1,639	$28,145	$50,950	$64,714	$27,000	74.3%	83.7%	86.6%
University of Lynchburg Lynchburg	1,577	$27,198	$38,150	$57,425	$25,118	58.7%	70.6%	43.0%
Bridgewater College Bridgewater	1,400	$21,083	$17,523	$58,669	$25,625	52.2%	75.3%	91.7%
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach	1,256	$20,237	$38,780	$54,390	$25,000	45.0%	74.3%	72.9%
Averett University Danville	1,231	$27,629	$39,670	$56,693	$25,000	44.9%	65.3%	56.6%
Virginia Union University Richmond	1,203	$29,932	$19,660	$44,816	$26,000	28.4%	66.6%	98.0%
Mary Baldwin University Staunton	1,090	$15,810	$35,357	$48,703	$25,000	38.3%	66.8%	n/a
Emory & Henry University Emory	1,078	$24,031	$39,975	$52,287	$23,000	57.8%	66.3%	83.7%
Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney	946	$26,626	$57,040	$76,989	$25,000	62.7%	83.7%	40.9%
Southern Virginia University Buena Vista	936	$23,913	$21,380	$53,570	$20,000	39.7%	74.0%	96.4%
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg	754	$24,731	$45,650	$58,912	$24,124	60.3%	76.1%	100.0%
Ferrum College Ferrum	699	$18,070	$30,070	$48,617	$26,000	35.2%	64.1%	89.0%
Hollins University Roanoke	665	$21,238	$44,640	$48,102	$27,000	68.7%	74.0%	68.0%
Randolph College Lynchburg	658	$22,101	$31,590	$53,121	$26,812	53.8%	74.5%	93.7%
Bluefield University Bluefield	614	$18,402	$26,770	$52,571	$21,814	26.0%	61.5%	59.3%
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond	591	n/a	n/a	$79,558	$18,291	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar	443	$21,856	$27,680	$54,986	$23,500	57.3%	69.3%	75.5%
Patrick Henry College Purcellville	395	n/a	$28,420	n/a	n/a	73.9%	87.5%	77.4%
Sentara College of Health Sciences Chesapeake	242	n/a	n/a	$80,393	$21,000	n/a	n/a	n/a
Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg	125	$20,240	$11,360	$31,749	$24,625	35.0%	75.0%	n/a
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary Virginia Beach	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Appalachian College of Pharmacy Oakwood	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Appalachian School of Law Grundy	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Divine Mercy University Sterling	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Union Presbyterian Seminary Richmond	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Virginia Christian College Dumfries	n/a	$25,872	$3,847	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine Vienna	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Virginia

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Virginia?: The College Scorecard lists 36 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Virginia.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Virginia cost?: Across the 26 schools that report it, the median average net price is $25,005 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $15,810 at Mary Baldwin University to $34,256 at University of Richmond.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Virginia have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Mary Baldwin University ($15,810), Ferrum College ($18,070), Regent University ($18,135), Bluefield University ($18,402), and Virginia Wesleyan University ($20,237).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Virginia earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $56,693 10 years after starting college (27 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Washington and Lee University ($102,966), University of Richmond ($92,362), and Sentara College of Health Sciences ($80,393).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Virginia?: The median graduation rate is 57.5%, across 26 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Virginia have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $24,625 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.