This database was last updated in March 2017 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard.

Virginia Colleges

Research University (10)
Predominately Associate Degrees College (48)
Predominately Bachelor's Degrees College (30)
Medical & Nursing School (6)
Tech & Engineering School (3)
Business School (4)
Art School (2)
Master's College (15)
Unclassified (43)
Name Type Students Receiving Pell Grants Avg. Cost for Low-Income Students Median Federal Debt of Pell Grantees Nonrepayment Rate of Pell Grantees
Advanced Technology Institute Private for-profit, 2-year 34% $18,190 $14,749 78.6%
American National University Private for-profit, 4-year 83% $18,288 $13,460 87.6%
Argosy University-Washington DC Private for-profit, 4-year 57% $10,000 86.2%
Averett University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 51% $20,629 $20,000 58.3%
Averett University-Non-Traditional Programs Private not-for-profit, 4-year 34% $20,000 58.3%
Avi Career Training Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 74% $20,021
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chesapeake Private for-profit, 2-year 59% $25,596 $16,000 86.5%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas Private for-profit, 2-year 53% $14,750 78.1%
Bar Palma Beauty Careers Academy Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 44% $13,211
Blue Ridge Community College Public, 2-year 39% $6,544 $7,500 68.8%
Bluefield College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 45% $18,649 $13,335 58.0%
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Private not-for-profit, 4-year 23% $21,521 30.0%
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging Private not-for-profit, 2-year 10%
Bridgewater College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 28% $15,176 $22,875 31.2%
Bryant & Stratton College-Hampton Private for-profit, 4-year 85% $15,168 $9,500 86.2%
Bryant & Stratton College-Richmond Private for-profit, 4-year 76% $14,558 $9,500 86.2%
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 78% $15,145 $9,500 86.2%
Cayce/Reilly School of Massage Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year 31% $17,503
Centra College of Nursing Private not-for-profit, 2-year 48% $9,500 44.9%
Central School of Practical Nursing Public, less-than 2-year 43% $5,537
Central Virginia Community College Public, 2-year 27% $3,097 $4,280
Centura College-Chesapeake Private for-profit, 2-year 66% $23,691 $14,369 90.1%
Centura College-Newport News Private for-profit, 2-year 59% $22,325 $14,369 90.1%
Centura College-Norfolk Private for-profit, 2-year 64% $22,342 $14,369 90.1%
Centura College-Richmond Main Private for-profit, 2-year 60% $22,038 $9,500 89.0%
Centura College-Virginia Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 63% $24,742 $14,369 90.1%
CET-Alexandria Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year 58% $5,255 73.4%
Chamberlain College of Nursing-Virginia Private for-profit, 4-year 45% $20,375 51.3%
Chester Career College Private for-profit, 2-year 84% $15,250 $9,500 81.3%
Christopher Newport University Public, 4-year 16% $15,629 $23,250 31.2%
College of William and Mary Public, 4-year 12% $5,136 $19,125 21.0%
Columbia College Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 81% $6,343
Columbia College Private for-profit, 2-year 48% $7,120
Cosmopolitan Beauty and Tech School Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 78% $2,315
Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center Public, less-than 2-year 62% $9,185
Dabney S Lancaster Community College Public, 2-year 36% $3,971 $6,334 59.5%
Danville Community College Public, 2-year 46% $5,502 $3,500 69.7%
Danville Regional Medical Center School of Health Professions Private for-profit, 2-year 39%
DeVry University-Virginia Private for-profit, 4-year 46% $24,129 $20,000 71.1%
Dominion School of Hair Design Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 54% $10,709
Eastern Mennonite University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 32% $17,984 $15,500 25.0%
Eastern Shore Community College Public, 2-year 50% $5,028
Eastern Virginia Career College Private for-profit, 2-year 39% $19,150 $8,434 72.4%
ECPI University Private for-profit, 4-year 43% $18,300 $13,754 75.5%
Emory & Henry College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 36% $14,124 $19,500 38.7%
Empire Beauty School-Midlothian Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 76% $13,218 $7,427 73.2%
Empire Beauty School-Richmond Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 79% $13,743 $7,427 73.2%
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 84% $13,611 $8,578 76.8%
Everest College-Chesapeake Private for-profit, 2-year 68% $18,904 $9,500 89.6%
Everest College-McLean Private for-profit, 2-year 53% $23,125 $9,500 81.9%
Everest College-Newport News Private for-profit, 2-year 82% $18,596 $9,500 89.6%
Everest College-Woodbridge Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 68% $24,397 $9,500 71.8%
Ferrum College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 58% $17,999 $12,375 56.3%
Fortis College-Norfolk Private for-profit, 2-year 26% $34,055 $9,339 84.7%
Fortis College-Richmond Private for-profit, 2-year 61% $19,570 $9,339 84.7%
George Mason University Public, 4-year 25% $13,745 $18,000 31.4%
Germanna Community College Public, 2-year 26% $5,775 $6,675 68.6%
Global Health College Private for-profit, 2-year 56% $37,171 $12,599 60.2%
Graham Webb International Academy of Hair Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 30% $13,081 $9,004 60.5%
Hampden-Sydney College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 20% $19,461 $25,000 32.7%
Hampton University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 38% $25,022 $25,000 61.8%
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing Public, less-than 2-year 33%
Hollins University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 41% $16,765 $23,821 49.8%
IGlobal University Private for-profit, 4-year
Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 50% $29,717
ITT Technical Institute-Chantilly Private for-profit, 4-year 60% $22,821 $13,947 80.6%
ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk Private for-profit, 4-year 81% $23,467 $13,947 80.6%
ITT Technical Institute-Richmond Private for-profit, 4-year 76% $23,287 $13,947 80.6%
ITT Technical Institute-Salem Private for-profit, 4-year 85% $23,530 $13,947 80.6%
ITT Technical Institute-Springfield Private for-profit, 4-year 61% $23,229 $13,947 80.6%
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Public, 2-year 43% $6,131 $8,572 77.2%
James Madison University Public, 4-year 14% $11,154 $19,250 20.7%
Jefferson College of Health Sciences Private not-for-profit, 4-year 42% $21,997 $22,207 48.3%
John Tyler Community College Public, 2-year 29% $5,858 $5,500 75.7%
Liberty University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 50% $23,428 $12,101 70.8%
Longwood University Public, 4-year 25% $11,651 $20,500 26.9%
Lord Fairfax Community College Public, 2-year 28% $6,144 $6,000
Luckes Beauty Academy Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 43%
Lynchburg College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 34% $18,194 $24,250 37.4%
Mary Baldwin College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 58% $14,743 $21,500 51.2%
Marymount University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 27% $23,431 $25,000 49.1%
Medtech Institute Private for-profit, 2-year 71% $18,873 $9,236 75.1%
Miller-Motte Technical College-Lynchburg Private for-profit, 2-year 88% $16,846 $10,545 83.5%
Miller-Motte Technical College-Roanoke Private for-profit, 2-year 100% $19,240 $10,545 83.5%
Mountain Empire Community College Public, 2-year 46% $4,417
National Personal Training Institute Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 0%
New River Community College Public, 2-year 32% $4,951 $5,250 63.6%
Norfolk State University Public, 4-year 61% $10,146 $23,957 75.9%
Northern Virginia Community College Public, 2-year 26% $7,976 $6,996 63.6%
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 0%
Old Dominion University Public, 4-year 35% $10,351 $19,000 55.9%
Patrick Henry Community College Public, 2-year 47% $5,245
Paul D Camp Community College Public, 2-year 44% $6,220
Paul Mitchell the School-Mclean Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 43% $15,393 $10,507 66.1%
Paul Mitchell the School-Woodbridge Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 47% $12,925 $10,507 66.1%
Piedmont Virginia Community College Public, 2-year 28% $5,517 $6,000 68.6%
Radford University Public, 4-year 29% $11,448 $17,250 35.7%
Randolph College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 29% $17,075 $23,500 37.2%
Randolph-Macon College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 25% $19,645 $26,332 31.6%
Rappahannock Community College Public, 2-year 24% $4,518
Regency Beauty Institute-Manassas Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 71% $19,861 $9,500 81.3%
Regency Beauty Institute-Newport News Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 89% $20,066 $9,500 81.3%
Regency Beauty Institute-Roanoke Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 82% $22,627 $9,500 81.3%
Regent University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 49% $14,857 $19,000 64.2%
Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary Public, 2-year 33% $8,302 $5,500 84.6%
Riverside College of Health Careers Private not-for-profit, 2-year 48% $12,335 41.8%
Roanoke College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 25% $22,465 $25,750 35.0%
Rudy & Kelly Academy-A Paul Mitchell Partner School Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 61% $10,503 $10,500 64.0%
Sanford-Brown College-Tysons Corner Private for-profit, 4-year 48% 84.4%
Sentara College of Health Sciences Private not-for-profit, 4-year 19% $16,750 47.1%
Shenandoah University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 22% $24,129 $21,500 52.8%
Skyline College-Roanoke Private for-profit, 4-year 60% $19,322 $13,572 74.5%
South University–Richmond Private for-profit, 4-year 59% $22,360 $9,500 85.1%
South University–Virginia Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 64% $24,796 $9,500 85.1%
Southern Virginia University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 53% $17,282 $14,750 45.4%
Southside Regional Medical Center Professional Schools Private for-profit, 2-year 40% $11,893 35.5%
Southside Virginia Community College Public, 2-year 36% $7,674
Southwest Virginia Community College Public, 2-year 44% $6,228
Springfield Beauty Academy Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 100% $10,126
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing Private for-profit, 2-year 40% $19,122 $8,330
Staunton School of Cosmetology Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 67% $11,501
Stratford University Private for-profit, 4-year 67% $23,728 $15,501 82.2%
Strayer University-Virginia Private for-profit, 4-year 30% $29,601 $9,500 82.7%
Suffolk Beauty Academy Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 78% $19,777
Sweet Briar College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 25% $19,346 $16,375 33.7%
Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 75% $11,895 $9,830
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 62% $23,952 $12,667 79.9%
The Art Institute of Washington Private for-profit, 4-year 57% $23,981 $12,667 79.9%
The Art Institute of Washington-Dulles Private for-profit, 4-year 51% $24,589 $12,667 79.9%
The Chrysm Insitute of Esthetics Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 50% $21,111
The University of Virginia's College at Wise Public, 4-year 38% $8,129 $12,863 47.4%
Thomas Nelson Community College Public, 2-year 41% $6,024 $7,000 78.5%
Tidewater Community College Public, 2-year 45% $5,594 $5,500 75.6%
Tidewater Tech-Trades Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 60% $21,521 $9,500 92.3%
Tomorrow's Image Barber Academy of Virginia Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 100% $11,110
University of Management and Technology Private for-profit, 4-year 9% $16,689
University of Mary Washington Public, 4-year 16% $13,194 $19,500 28.2%
University of Phoenix-Virginia Private for-profit, 4-year 38% $17,193 $14,250 81.7%
University of Richmond Private not-for-profit, 4-year 19% $10,742 $19,395 33.5%
University of the Potomac-VA Campus Private for-profit, 4-year 15% $21,675 $15,931 81.5%
University of Virginia-Main Campus Public, 4-year 13% $9,615 $15,012 22.1%
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing Public, less-than 2-year 28% $4,092
Virginia College-Richmond Private for-profit, 2-year 87% $17,278 $11,367 88.5%
Virginia Commonwealth University Public, 4-year 29% $15,187 $21,500 52.9%
Virginia Highlands Community College Public, 2-year 44% $5,890
Virginia Military Institute Public, 4-year 15% $5,129 $22,000 15.3%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Public, 4-year 17% $12,446 $23,500 28.6%
Virginia School of Hair Design Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 77% $9,094
Virginia School of Massage Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 72% $19,205 $7,600 70.4%
Virginia State University Public, 4-year 71% $12,934 $19,000 76.0%
Virginia Union University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 72% $18,028 $16,240 83.6%
Virginia Wesleyan College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 39% $21,045 $18,500 53.9%
Virginia Western Community College Public, 2-year 33% $6,031 $7,500 70.5%
Wards Corner Beauty Academy-Norfolk Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 91% $13,421
Wards Corner Beauty Academy-Virginia Beach Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 65% $11,288
Washington and Lee University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 10% $353 $16,455
Washington County Adult Skill Center Public, less-than 2-year 74% $174
Westwood College-Annandale Private for-profit, 4-year 61% $26,598 $22,500 85.4%
Westwood College-Arlington Ballston Private for-profit, 4-year 73% $27,553 $22,500 85.4%
Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center Public, less-than 2-year 19% $22,008
Wytheville Community College Public, 2-year 37% $1,808 $4,750 46.3%