The Cheapest Colleges in Virginia by Average Net Price for 2022
The lowest net price colleges in Virginia are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Bethel College leads the list with a $148 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#21 Hollins UniversityRoanoke, Private Not For Profit |
$19,315 | 65% |
#22 University of Phoenix Northern Virginia CampusReston, Private For Profit |
$19,806 | -20% |
#23 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Public Not For Profit |
$20,247 | 17% |
#24 Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, Private Not For Profit |
$20,318 | 61% |
#25 Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Public Not For Profit |
$20,566 | 26% |
#26 Longwood UniversityFarmville, Public Not For Profit |
$21,446 | 22% |
#27 National College SalemSalem, Private For Profit |
$21,638 | -26% |
#28 Bluefield CollegeBluefield, Private Not For Profit |
$22,038 | 41% |
#29 Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, Private Not For Profit |
$22,496 | 20% |
#30 University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, Public Not For Profit |
$22,569 | 16% |
#31 Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, Private Not For Profit |
$22,766 | 56% |
#32 Ferrum CollegeFerrum, Private Not For Profit |
$23,344 | 53% |
#33 Virginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolk, Private Not For Profit |
$23,512 | 51% |
#34 Averett UniversityDanville, Private Not For Profit |
$23,855 | 51% |
#35 Virginia Intermont CollegeBristol, Private Not For Profit |
$24,154 | 28% |
#36 Marymount UniversityArlington, Private Not For Profit |
$24,224 | 51% |
#37 University of LynchburgLynchburg, Private Not For Profit |
$24,386 | 56% |
#38 Stratford UniversityFalls Church, Private For Profit |
$24,436 | -10% |
#39 Centura College Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, Private For Profit |
$24,879 | 11% |
#40 Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, Public Not For Profit |
$25,393 | 9% |