Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
1,300,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours
2,715 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation
253 (61%)
Honors College
Name
Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Honors / Batten Honors College
Students
160 (13%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,229
Men / Women
43% / 57%
From State
71%
From Region
8%
Athletes
43.0%
Racial/Ethnic
White
38%
Black
20%
Hispanic
8%
Mixed
5%
International
4%
Native American
2%
Asian
2%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 35.8% 35.8%
2012 Men: 38.4% 38.4%
2013 Men: 40.4% 40.4%
2014 Men: 34.5% 34.5%
2015 Men: 37.5% 37.5%
2016 Men: 45.1% 45.1%
2017 Men: 46.3% 46.3%
2018 Men: 49.7% 49.7%
2019 Men: 40.1% 40.1%
2020 Men: 43.6% 43.6%
2021 Men: 43.1% 43.1%
2022 Men: 47.3% 47.3%
2023 Men: 47.2% 47.2%
2024 Men: 41.2% 41.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2014 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2016 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2017 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2018 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2019 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2020 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2011 Black: 13.5% 13.5%
2012 Black: 19.1% 19.1%
2013 Black: 23.5% 23.5%
2014 Black: 21.3% 21.3%
2015 Black: 24.3% 24.3%
2016 Black: 23.7% 23.7%
2017 Black: 26.0% 26.0%
2018 Black: 26.2% 26.2%
2019 Black: 26.1% 26.1%
2020 Black: 27.1% 27.1%
2021 Black: 29.8% 29.8%
2022 Black: 30.6% 30.6%
2023 Black: 28.2% 28.2%
2024 Black: 24.6% 24.6%
2011 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2012 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2013 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2014 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2015 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2016 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2017 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2018 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2019 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6%
2020 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2021 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2022 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2023 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4%
2024 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2011 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2012 White: 72.2% 72.2%
2013 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2014 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2015 White: 66.6% 66.6%
2016 White: 60.7% 60.7%
2017 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2018 White: 52.0% 52.0%
2019 White: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 White: 51.0% 51.0%
2021 White: 46.2% 46.2%
2022 White: 45.4% 45.4%
2023 White: 46.2% 46.2%
2024 White: 57.2% 57.2%
2011 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2012 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2015 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 International: 0.3% 0.3%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2025 Native: 2.1% 2.1%
2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2025 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 Black: 25.4% 25.4%
2021 Black: 24.2% 24.2%
2022 Black: 26.3% 26.3%
2023 Black: 25.4% 25.4%
2024 Black: 23.0% 23.0%
2025 Black: 19.6% 19.6%
2020 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2021 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8%
2022 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2023 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4%
2024 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2025 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2020 White: 53.3% 53.3%
2021 White: 53.7% 53.7%
2022 White: 51.5% 51.5%
2023 White: 49.6% 49.6%
2024 White: 48.9% 48.9%
2025 White: 38.4% 38.4%
2020 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2024 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2025 International: 4.2% 4.2%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Virginia Wesleyan University
262
35% / 65%
3%
$52,755
36
94%
Computer Science
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$77,832
84
—
Mathematics and Computer Science
10 +1
80% / 20%
0%
$75,739
82
—
Chemistry
3 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$59,172
54
—
Mathematics
3 +2
33% / 67%
0%
$63,874
65
—
Biochemistry
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$55,112
43
—
Biological and Physical Sciences
11 —
36% / 64%
0%
$55,567
44
—
Biology
26 —
27% / 73%
0%
$56,329
47
91%
Environmental Studies
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$48,953
25
—
Health Sciences
10 —
10% / 90%
0%
$54,679
42
—
Nursing
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$82,045
87
—
Recreational Therapy
10 —
40% / 60%
0%
$54,642
42
—
Business Administration
37 —
54% / 46%
14%
$59,054
54
93%
Sport Management
14 +1
71% / 29%
0%
$49,361
26
—
Communication Studies
5 —
0% / 100%
20%
$48,108
22
95%
English
6 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$43,608
13
—
German
— —
—
—
$48,842
24
—
History
6 —
50% / 50%
17%
$46,728
19
—
History
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
—
—
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
— —
—
—
$49,797
27
97%
International Studies
2 +1
0% / 100%
50%
$53,790
39
—
Latin
— —
—
—
$48,776
24
—
Liberal Studies
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$47,816
22
—
Philosophy
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Political Science
4 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$51,639
33
94%
Psychology
35 +1
9% / 91%
0%
$42,544
11
95%
Social Sciences
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$46,753
19
—
Social Work
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
$47,418
21
—
Sociology
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$47,300
20
—
Spanish
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$48,519
24
—
Sustainability Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$53,868
39
—
Women's Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Education
— —
—
—
$49,134
25
—
Elementary Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,642
30
—
Special Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,117
31
—
Art
7 +1
0% / 100%
14%
$37,796
6
—
Drama and Theatre Arts
2 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$37,554
6
—
Music
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$38,636
7
—
Criminal Justice
21 +2
38% / 62%
0%
$50,447
29
97%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$42,015
ROI Percentile
36th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
74%
4-Year Graduation Rate
36%
6-Year Graduation Rate
42%
Transfer-Out Rate
44%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3%
2012 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0%
2013 Graduated: 44.0% 44.0%
2014 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0%
2015 Graduated: 47.3% 47.3%
2016 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7%
2017 Graduated: 52.1% 52.1%
2018 Graduated: 51.7% 51.7%
2019 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8%
2020 Graduated: 49.8% 49.8%
2021 Graduated: 46.8% 46.8%
2022 Graduated: 44.0% 44.0%
2023 Graduated: 49.1% 49.1%
2024 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 34.0% 34.0%
2012 Men: 38.9% 38.9%
2013 Men: 36.5% 36.5%
2014 Men: 42.6% 42.6%
2015 Men: 41.5% 41.5%
2016 Men: 35.4% 35.4%
2017 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2018 Men: 48.5% 48.5%
2019 Men: 44.8% 44.8%
2020 Men: 38.6% 38.6%
2021 Men: 40.8% 40.8%
2022 Men: 44.8% 44.8%
2023 Men: 46.7% 46.7%
2024 Men: 34.3% 34.3%
2011 Women: 62.5% 62.5%
2012 Women: 55.0% 55.0%
2013 Women: 49.3% 49.3%
2014 Women: 52.5% 52.5%
2015 Women: 51.6% 51.6%
2016 Women: 50.3% 50.3%
2017 Women: 53.7% 53.7%
2018 Women: 53.7% 53.7%
2019 Women: 49.8% 49.8%
2020 Women: 55.6% 55.6%
2021 Women: 50.5% 50.5%
2022 Women: 43.3% 43.3%
2023 Women: 51.1% 51.1%
2024 Women: 48.9% 48.9%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 41.9% 41.9%
2012 Black: 49.3% 49.3%
2013 Black: 40.0% 40.0%
2014 Black: 47.1% 47.1%
2015 Black: 39.0% 39.0%
2016 Black: 38.6% 38.6%
2017 Black: 47.4% 47.4%
2018 Black: 43.4% 43.4%
2019 Black: 43.2% 43.2%
2020 Black: 40.9% 40.9%
2021 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2022 Black: 34.8% 34.8%
2023 Black: 39.5% 39.5%
2024 Black: 25.3% 25.3%
2011 Hispanic: 72.7% 72.7%
2012 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2014 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4%
2015 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2016 Hispanic: 34.8% 34.8%
2017 Hispanic: 63.0% 63.0%
2018 Hispanic: 43.3% 43.3%
2019 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7%
2020 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2021 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2023 Hispanic: 39.6% 39.6%
2024 Hispanic: 30.4% 30.4%
2011 White: 49.0% 49.0%
2012 White: 48.9% 48.9%
2013 White: 47.3% 47.3%
2014 White: 49.6% 49.6%
2015 White: 53.6% 53.6%
2016 White: 48.0% 48.0%
2017 White: 51.9% 51.9%
2018 White: 57.6% 57.6%
2019 White: 49.6% 49.6%
2020 White: 53.6% 53.6%
2021 White: 50.6% 50.6%
2022 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2023 White: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 White: 49.5% 49.5%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
31.3%
82
21% / 79%
4%
$45,354
16
95%
Business & Economics
19.5%
51
59% / 41%
10%
$56,393
47
93%
Life & Natural Sciences
14.9%
39
33% / 67%
0%
$56,052
46
91%
Health Sciences
9.2%
24
21% / 79%
0%
$59,225
55
—
Professional
8.0%
21
38% / 62%
0%
$50,447
29
97%
Arts
6.1%
16
19% / 81%
6%
$38,133
6
—
Computer Science
5.7%
15
80% / 20%
0%
$76,437
83
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.3%
6
33% / 67%
0%
$61,523
60
—
Agriculture & Food Science
1.9%
5
40% / 60%
0%
$48,953
25
—
Education
1.1%
3
0% / 100%
0%
$50,800
30
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
86%
Yield (Unbound)
12%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
86%
86%
86%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 86.0% 86.0%
2012 Acceptance: 85.8% 85.8%
2013 Acceptance: 93.1% 93.1%
2014 Acceptance: 89.0% 89.0%
2015 Acceptance: 92.5% 92.5%
2016 Acceptance: 90.0% 90.0%
2017 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9%
2018 Acceptance: 70.4% 70.4%
2019 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8%
2020 Acceptance: 74.0% 74.0%
2021 Acceptance: 86.4% 86.4%
2022 Acceptance: 81.4% 81.4%
2023 Acceptance: 71.3% 71.3%
2024 Acceptance: 72.9% 72.9%
2011 Yield: 16.1% 16.1%
2012 Yield: 13.1% 13.1%
2013 Yield: 12.8% 12.8%
2014 Yield: 22.0% 22.0%
2015 Yield: 20.4% 20.4%
2016 Yield: 24.7% 24.7%
2017 Yield: 27.1% 27.1%
2018 Yield: 18.9% 18.9%
2019 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%
2020 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%
2021 Yield: 19.0% 19.0%
2022 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%
2023 Yield: 19.7% 19.7%
2024 Yield: 11.9% 11.9%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 3,174 3,174
2012 Applicants: 3,879 3,879
2013 Applicants: 3,788 3,788
2014 Applicants: 2,072 2,072
2015 Applicants: 1,850 1,850
2016 Applicants: 1,654 1,654
2017 Applicants: 2,231 2,231
2018 Applicants: 2,656 2,656
2019 Applicants: 2,323 2,323
2020 Applicants: 2,195 2,195
2021 Applicants: 2,076 2,076
2022 Applicants: 1,718 1,718
2023 Applicants: 2,651 2,651
2024 Applicants: 3,808 3,808
2011 Admitted: 2,730 2,730
2012 Admitted: 3,329 3,329
2013 Admitted: 3,527 3,527
2014 Admitted: 1,845 1,845
2015 Admitted: 1,712 1,712
2016 Admitted: 1,488 1,488
2017 Admitted: 1,559 1,559
2018 Admitted: 1,870 1,870
2019 Admitted: 1,785 1,785
2020 Admitted: 1,624 1,624
2021 Admitted: 1,793 1,793
2022 Admitted: 1,399 1,399
2023 Admitted: 1,890 1,890
2024 Admitted: 2,775 2,775
2011 Enrolled: 439 439
2012 Enrolled: 435 435
2013 Enrolled: 453 453
2014 Enrolled: 406 406
2015 Enrolled: 349 349
2016 Enrolled: 368 368
2017 Enrolled: 423 423
2018 Enrolled: 354 354
2019 Enrolled: 344 344
2020 Enrolled: 326 326
2021 Enrolled: 341 341
2022 Enrolled: 281 281
2023 Enrolled: 373 373
2024 Enrolled: 330 330
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 870 870
2012 25th: 890 890
2013 25th: 908 908
2014 25th: 870 870
2015 25th: 860 860
2016 25th: 850 850
2017 25th: 953 953
2018 25th: 980 980
2019 25th: 950 950
2020 25th: 960 960
2021 25th: 1150 1150
2022 25th: 1190 1190
2023 25th: 1140 1140
2011 75th: 1080 1080
2012 75th: 1110 1110
2013 75th: 1143 1143
2014 75th: 1100 1100
2015 75th: 1090 1090
2016 75th: 1060 1060
2017 75th: 1160 1160
2018 75th: 1180 1180
2019 75th: 1180 1180
2020 75th: 1190 1190
2021 75th: 1380 1380
2022 75th: 1365 1365
2023 75th: 1350 1350
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 440 440
2013 25th: 450 450
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 463 463
2018 25th: 480 480
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 470 470
2021 25th: 560 560
2022 25th: 585 585
2023 25th: 580 580
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 550 550
2015 75th: 540 540
2016 75th: 530 530
2017 75th: 570 570
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 580 580
2020 75th: 580 580
2021 75th: 700 700
2022 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 680 680
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 450 450
2013 25th: 458 458
2014 25th: 440 440
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 500 500
2019 25th: 480 480
2020 25th: 490 490
2021 25th: 590 590
2022 25th: 605 605
2023 25th: 560 560
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 560 560
2013 75th: 573 573
2014 75th: 550 550
2015 75th: 550 550
2016 75th: 530 530
2017 75th: 590 590
2018 75th: 610 610
2019 75th: 600 600
2020 75th: 610 610
2021 75th: 680 680
2022 75th: 695 695
2023 75th: 670 670
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0%
2012 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0%
2013 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0%
2014 Submitted: 75.0% 75.0%
2015 Submitted: 74.0% 74.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2020 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2021 Submitted: 17.0% 17.0%
2022 Submitted: 14.0% 14.0%
2023 Submitted: 8.0% 8.0%
2024 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
