Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Lexington, VA
Population 50,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,891
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 17%
From Region 15%
Athletes 38.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 9%
International 8%
Asian 5%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
The College 235 40% / 60% 8% $75,757 65 100%
Engineering Science 14 50% / 50% 0% $98,882 91
General Engineering 12 83% / 17% 8% $98,569 91
Computer Science 21 +7 57% / 43% 38% $117,394 98
Chemistry 11 +1 36% / 64% 0% $66,806 43
Geology 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $65,945 40
Mathematics 9 +9 67% / 33% 22% $93,041 87
Physics 6 83% / 17% 0% $82,146 76
Biochemistry 17 53% / 47% 6% $67,966 46
Biology 19 +1 26% / 74% 5% $66,145 41
Neuroscience 20 +1 20% / 80% 15% $65,856 40
Environmental Studies 7 +8 29% / 71% 0% $66,112 41
Classics 3 +5 0% / 100% 0% $68,875 49
East Asian Languages 1 +6 0% / 100% 0% $68,612 48
English 14 +4 36% / 64% 0% $65,744 39
German 1 +8 100% / 0% 0% $68,681 48
History 12 +12 58% / 42% 0% $70,817 54 100%
Philosophy 2 +11 100% / 0% 0% $70,527 53
Psychology 30 +7 20% / 80% 3% $64,408 35
Religion 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $64,856 37
Romance Languages +1 $69,193 50
Russian Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology and Anthropology 12 +7 33% / 67% 0% $70,655 53
Spanish 3 +9 33% / 67% 0% $69,009 49
Art History 5 +7 0% / 100% 20% $55,981 14
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,336 8
Music 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $53,547 10
Studio Art 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,202 12
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics 228 62% / 38% 6% $106,860 95 96%
Accounting $106,023 95 97%
Accounting 57 65% / 35% 4%
Business Administration 91 +13 69% / 31% 3% $108,893 96 98%
Economics 33 +7 64% / 36% 21% $145,404 100 96%
Journalism 6 33% / 67% 0% $79,354 72 100%
Political Science 32 +23 50% / 50% 6% $75,698 65 91%
Public Relations 9 +4 22% / 78% 0% $74,124 62

Financial

Tuition & Fees $74,860
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 90%
6-Year Graduation Rate 94%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 39.1% 181 67% / 33% 7% $118,610 98 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.9% 129 36% / 64% 2% $70,332 53 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.1% 56 32% / 68% 9% $66,595 42
Physical Sciences & Math 6.9% 32 56% / 44% 6% $76,899 67
Engineering 5.6% 26 65% / 35% 4% $98,738 91
Computer Science 4.5% 21 57% / 43% 38% $117,394 98
Arts 2.4% 11 0% / 100% 9% $54,995 12
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 7 29% / 71% 0% $66,112 41

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #543 82%
Computer Science $0 #525
Engineering $0 #449
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.1M #615 82%

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 14%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 20% 22% 2%
Early Decision 46% 53% 4%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1430 – 1530
SAT Math Range 720 – 780
SAT RW Range 710 – 750