List of colleges and universities in Virginia
This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Virginia. The oldest college or university in Virginia is The College of William and Mary, founded in 1693. In 2010, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine became the newest. The largest institution is Liberty University, with over 56,000 students. The smallest is the graduate-only Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia defines four categories of degree-granting institutions of postsecondary education: public institutions,[1] established private institutions in good standing with a nationally recognized accrediting organization,[2] private and out-of-state institutions requiring certification[3][4] and institutions exempt from state oversight for religious reasons.[5] Also exempt from certification are vocational institutions supervised by other state agencies, and institutions supervised by the federal government. All public institutions and most traditional private institutions are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Other state-certified private non-religious institutions are accredited by a national organization, though a few do not have any accreditation. Some small religious institutions do not have accreditation.
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Public and established private institutions
Private and out-of-state institutions
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School | Location(s)[6] | Control | Type[7] | Accreditation | Founded | Enrollment[8] |
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ACT College | Arlington | Private | Uncategorized | ABHES | 1983 | 401 |
Advanced Institute of Technology[13] | Virginia Beach | Private | Uncategorized | ACCSC | Unknown | 1040 |
American College of Commerce and Technology[14] | Falls Church | Private | Master's university | ACICS | 2010 | 100 |
American Digital University[14] | Sterling | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
American Public University System | Manassas[15] | Private | Master's university | HLC | Unknown | Unknown |
Appalachian College of Pharmacy | Oakwood | Private | Special focus | SACS, ACPE | 2003 | 207 |
Argosy University | Arlington | Private | Special focus | HLC | Unknown | 1277 |
The Art Institutes[16] | Multiple[10] | Private | Uncategorized | SACS | Unknown | 2660 |
Aviation Institute of Maintenance[16][17] | Multiple[10] | Private | Associate's college | ACCSC | Unknown | 509 |
Bethel College[18] | Hampton | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | 76 |
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing[19] | Richmond | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Boston University Metropolitan College | Arlington | Private (Methodist) |
Research university | NEASC | Unknown | Unknown |
Bryant & Stratton College[16] | Multiple[10] | Private | Baccalaureate college | MSCHE | 1854 | 1852 |
California University of Management and Sciences, Virginia | Falls Church | Private | Uncategorized | ACICS | Unknown | Unknown |
Cambridge College | Chesapeake | Private | Master's university | NEASC | Unknown | Unknown |
Catholic Distance University | Hamilton | Private (Catholic) |
Uncategorized | DETC | 1983 | Unknown |
Catholic University of America | Arlington | Private (Catholic) |
Research university | MSCHE | Unknown | Unknown |
Central Michigan University | Multiple[10] | Public | Research university | HLC | Unknown | Unknown |
Central Texas College | Fort Lee | Public | Associate's college | SACS | Unknown | Unknown |
Centura College[16][20] | Multiple[10] | Private | Career College | ACCSC | Unknown | 1927 |
Chamberlain College of Nursing | Arlington | Private | Special focus | HLC | 1889 | Unknown |
Columbia College[21] | Fairfax | Private | Associate's college | COE | 1999 | 310 |
DeVry University | Multiple[10] | Private | Master's university | HLC | Unknown | 1868 |
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Blacksburg | Private | Special focus | COCA | 2002 | 759 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Norfolk | Private | Master's university | SACS | Unknown | Unknown |
Everest College[16] | Multiple[10] | Private | Associate's college | ACICS | Unknown | 2251 |
Florida Institute of Technology | Multiple[10] | Private | Uncategorized | SACS | Unknown | Unknown |
Fortis College[16] | Multiple[10] | Private | Associate's college | ACICS | Unknown | 942 |
Georgetown University | Arlington | Private | Research university | MSCHE | Unknown | Unknown |
Global Health College[22] | Alexandria | Private | Associate's college | none | Unknown | 276 |
Heritage Institute | Manassas | Private | Associate's college | ABHES | Unknown | Unknown |
HyperLearning Technologies, Inc.[23] | Virginia Beach | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
IGlobal University[24] | Annandale | Private | Unknown | ACICS | 2008 | 360 |
International College of Naturopathic Medicine | Annandale | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
International College of Washington[25] | Annandale | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
ITT Technical Institute[16] | Multiple[10] | Private | Baccalaureate college | ACICS | Unknown | 3967 |
Ivy Christian College | Fairfax | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Johns Hopkins University | Arlington | Private | Research university | MSCHE | Unknown | Unknown |
Kaplan College | Chesapeake | Private | Associate's college | ACICS | Unknown | Unknown |
Kings Park University School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine[26] | Cedar Bluff | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Life Pacific College | Christiansburg | Private (Pentecostal) |
Special focus | WASC-ACCJC | Unknown | Unknown |
Lindsey Wilson College School of Professional Counseling | Richlands | Private (Methodist) |
Uncategorized | SACS | Unknown | Unknown |
Medtech Institute | Falls Church | Private | Uncategorized | COE | Unknown | Unknown |
Mercyhurst College | McLean | Private (Catholic) |
Master's university | MSCHE | Unknown | Unknown |
Miller-Motte Technical College | Lynchburg | Private | Associate's college | ACICS | Unknown | 464 |
Missouri State University | Fairfax | Public | Master's university | HLC | Unknown | Unknown |
The National Graduate School[27] | Arlington | Private | Uncategorized | NEASC | Unknown | Unknown |
National Massage Therapy Institute[28] | Falls Church | Private | Uncategorized | ABHES | Unknown | Unknown |
Nova Southeastern University | Roanoke | Private | Research university | SACS | Unknown | Unknown |
Park University | Multiple[10] | Private | Master's university | HLC | Unknown | Unknown |
Patrick Henry College[29] | Purcellville | Private (Christian) |
Baccalaureate college | TRACS | 2000 | 325 |
Potomac College | Herndon | Private | Baccalaureate college | MSCHE | Unknown | 40 |
Reformed Theological Seminary | McLean | Private (Christian) |
Uncategorized | ATS | Unknown | Unknown |
Richmond School of Health and Technology[30] | Multiple[10] | Private | Associate's college | COE | 1997 | 559 |
Saint Leo University | Multiple[10] | Private (Catholic) |
Master's university | SACS | Unknown | Unknown |
Saint Michael College of Allied Health[31] | Alexandria | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Sanford-Brown College | Vienna | Private | Baccalaureate college | ACICS | Unknown | 744 |
Sentara College of Health Sciences | Chesapeake | Private | Uncategorized | ACICS | Unknown | Unknown |
Skyline College[16] | Roanoke | Private | Associate's college | ACCSC | Unknown | 355 |
South Baylo University[32] | Annandale | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
South University[16] | Multiple[10] | Private | Baccalaureate college | SACS | Unknown | 536 |
Southeast Culinary & Hospitality College[33] | Bristol | Private | Associate's college | COE | Unknown | 98 |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Virginia Beach | Public | Research university | HLC | Unknown | Unknown |
Southern Virginia University | Buena Vista | Private | Baccalaureate college | SACS | 1867 | 777 |
Southside Regional Medical Center Professional Schools[34] | Petersburg | Private | Uncategorized | JRCERT | Unknown | Unknown |
Strayer University | Multiple[10] | Private | Master's university | MSCHE | Unknown | 12,918 |
Troy University | Norfolk | Public | Master's university | SACS | Unknown | Unknown |
University of Fairfax | Vienna | Private | Uncategorized | DETC | 2002 | Unknown |
University of Maryland University College | Fort Belvoir | Public | Research university | MSCHE | Unknown | Unknown |
University of North America[35] | Vienna | Private | Uncategorized | ACICS | 2008 | 310 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Leesburg | Public | Research university | SACS | Unknown | Unknown |
The University of Oklahoma | Arlington | Public | Uncategorized | HLC | Unknown | Unknown |
University of Phoenix | Multiple[10] | Private | Special focus | HLC | Unknown | 1172 |
Valley Forge Christian College | Woodbridge | Private (Assemblies) |
Baccalaureate college | MSCHE | Unknown | Unknown |
Virginia College[36] | Richmond | Private | Uncategorized | ACICS | Unknown | Unknown |
Virginia School of Massage[37] | Charlottesville | Private | Uncategorized | ACCSC | Unknown | Unknown |
Virginia School of Nursing & Medical Institute[38] | Springfield | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine | Roanoke | Public/ Private |
Uncategorized | none | 2010 | Unknown |
Virginia University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Private | Special focus | TRACS | 1886 | 555 |
Virginia University of Oriental Medicine[39] | Fairfax | Private | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Washington Baptist University[40] | Annandale | Private (Baptist) |
Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Webster University | Fort Belvoir | Private | Uncategorized | HLC | Unknown | Unknown |
Westwood College Of Technology[16] | Multiple[10] | Private | Baccalaureate / Associate's college | ACICS | 1953 | 1043 |
World College | Virginia Beach | Private | Uncategorized | DETC | 1992 | Unknown |
William Samson University | Alexandria | Private | Doctoral university | None | 2012 | Unknown |
Primarily religious institutions
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School | Location(s)[6] | Control | Type[7] | Accreditation | Founded | Enrollment[8] |
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Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond | Richmond | Private | Special focus | none | 1991 | Unknown |
Washington Bible College and Capital Bible Seminary (Springfield Extension) | Springfield | Private | Uncategorized | none | 1958 | Unknown |
Cordoba University | Ashburn | Private (Islamic) |
Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Hartland College | Rapidan | Private | Uncategorized | none | 1983 | Unknown |
John Leland Center for Theological Studies | Falls Church | Private | Uncategorized | none | 1998 | Unknown |
Virginia Theological Seminary | Alexandria | Private | Uncategorized | none | 1818 | Unknown |
William Samson University | Alexandria | Private | Doctoral university | None | 2012 | Unknown |
Defunct institutions
School | Location(s)[6] | Founded | Closed |
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Elizabeth College | Salem | 1826 | 1922 |
Saint Paul's College | Lawrenceville | 1888 | 2013 |
Stratford College | Danville | 1854 | 1974 |
Sullins College | Bristol | 1868 | 1976 |
University of Northern Virginia | Annandale | 1998 | 2014 |
Virginia Intermont College | Bristol | 1884 | 2014[41] |
See also
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Enrollment as of 2009; data is from IPEDS unless otherwise noted.
- ↑ Averett University's non-traditional programs are listed separately in IPEDS; enrollment numbers are combined here.
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