College ROI in Virginia

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

42 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Washington and Lee UniversityLexington · Private nonprofit+81%2Chamberlain University-VirginiaVienna · Private for-profit+61%3University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville · Public+53%4Virginia Military InstituteLexington · Public+38%5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg · Public+28%6George Mason UniversityFairfax · Public+21%7University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond · Private nonprofit+14%8William & MaryWilliamsburg · Public+2%9Marymount UniversityArlington · Private nonprofit−6%10Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney · Private nonprofit−9%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1University of Virginia's College at WiseWise · Public5.0×2Virginia Military InstituteLexington · Public4.6×3George Mason UniversityFairfax · Public4.2×4Washington and Lee UniversityLexington · Private nonprofit4.0×5University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville · Public4.0×6Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk · Public4.0×7Radford UniversityRadford · Public3.8×8William & MaryWilliamsburg · Public3.7×9Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton · Private nonprofit3.6×10Strayer University-VirginiaArlington · Private for-profit3.5×

ALL COLLEGES IN VA

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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

Washington and Lee UniversityLexington · Private nonprofit$94,782$23,781+81%+$222,696 Chamberlain University-VirginiaVienna · Private for-profit$95,339$33,199+61%+$190,594 University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville · Public$85,639$21,565+53%+$140,130 Virginia Military InstituteLexington · Public$79,378$17,113+38%+$95,328 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg · Public$80,730$24,953+28%+$77,488 George Mason UniversityFairfax · Public$75,373$17,915+21%+$52,070 University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond · Private nonprofit$79,784$31,309+14%+$42,604 William & MaryWilliamsburg · Public$71,273$19,096+2%+$6,346 Galen Health Institutes-RichmondRichmond · Private for-profit$71,805$23,843−3%−$7,322 Marymount UniversityArlington · Private nonprofit$73,014$29,137−6%−$16,408 Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingFalls Church · Private for-profit$75,084$35,726−7%−$22,064 Galen Health Institutes-RoanokeRoanoke · Private for-profit$71,805$26,945−7%−$19,730 Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney · Private nonprofit$69,617$22,400−9%−$23,430 James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg · Public$69,066$23,322−12%−$32,628 Strayer University-VirginiaArlington · Private for-profit$67,616$19,578−12%−$32,152 Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond · Public$61,414$23,433−40%−$109,592 DeVry University-VirginiaArlington · Private for-profit$63,561$36,609−43%−$140,826 Riverside College of Health SciencesNewport News · Private nonprofit$59,434$20,744−45%−$118,636 Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk · Public$57,859$14,638−46%−$109,962 Shenandoah UniversityWinchester · Private nonprofit$60,910$30,298−47%−$142,092 Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News · Public$58,935$23,015−49%−$132,710 South University-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach · Private for-profit$59,826$27,843−49%−$143,112 Hampton UniversityHampton · Private nonprofit$59,105$25,319−50%−$140,226 Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale · Public$55,996$9,919−50%−$109,716 University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg · Public$58,080$20,667−50%−$131,868

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in Virginia, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.