The Best Value Colleges in Virginia by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2021
These are the Virginia schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Virginia ranking goes to University of Virginia Main Campus with a 86th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $17,579 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2019/2020 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#1 University of Virginia Main CampusCharlottesville, Public Not For Profit |
$17,579 | 86 | 97 |
#2 Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Private Not For Profit |
$23,301 | 93 | 98 |
#3 University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Private Not For Profit |
$25,282 | 91 | 96 |
#4 College of William and MaryWilliamsburg, Public Not For Profit |
$18,551 | 88 | 95 |
#5 Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Public Not For Profit |
$13,428 | 75 | 94 |
#6 Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, Private Not For Profit |
$24,936 | 67 | 82 |
#7 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Public Not For Profit |
$18,449 | 75 | 73 |
#8 Hampden Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, Private Not For Profit |
$34,853 | 69 | 61 |
#9 George Mason UniversityFairfax, Public Not For Profit |
$20,157 | 68 | 56 |
#10 James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Public Not For Profit |
$18,708 | 68 | 52 |