Best Earnings After Graduation in Virginia
25 schools ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment from College Scorecard. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University Lexington · private | $23,781 | 94.3% | $94,810 | 14.0% |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Virginia Vienna · private | $33,199 | 63.8% | $92,405 | 90.0% |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville · public | $21,565 | 93.9% | $86,863 | 16.8% |
| 4 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg · public | $24,953 | 87.2% | $81,698 | 54.8% |
| 5 | Virginia Military Institute Lexington · public | $17,113 | 76.8% | $77,369 | 71.3% |
| 6 | George Mason University Fairfax · public | $17,915 | 76.1% | $76,343 | 87.5% |
| 7 | University of Richmond University of Richmond · private | $31,309 | 86.1% | $76,178 | 22.2% |
| 8 | William & Mary Williamsburg · public | $19,096 | 91.3% | $73,490 | 34.1% |
| 9 | James Madison University Harrisonburg · public | $23,322 | 81.6% | $69,954 | 71.5% |
| 10 | Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney · private | $22,400 | 67.5% | $67,640 | 40.9% |
| 11 | Marymount University Arlington · private | $29,137 | 67.5% | $67,516 | 93.2% |
| 12 | Riverside College of Health Careers Newport News · private | $20,744 | 87.0% | $66,072 | 12.9% |
| 13 | University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg · public | $20,667 | 70.8% | $60,613 | 79.8% |
| 14 | Christopher Newport University Newport News · public | $23,015 | 75.3% | $60,509 | 86.0% |
| 15 | Hampton University Hampton · private | $25,319 | 55.3% | $59,159 | 62.3% |
| 16 | Randolph-Macon College Ashland · private | $27,866 | 73.4% | $58,448 | 86.6% |
| 17 | Shenandoah University Winchester · private | $30,298 | 66.2% | $58,433 | 77.0% |
| 18 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond · public | $23,433 | 68.8% | $58,128 | 92.6% |
| 19 | Roanoke College Salem · private | $24,503 | 69.8% | $58,047 | 83.1% |
| 20 | University of Lynchburg Lynchburg · private | $22,235 | 65.3% | $56,380 | 43.0% |
| 21 | Old Dominion University Norfolk · public | $14,638 | 55.0% | $54,914 | 90.4% |
| 22 | Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg · private | $24,588 | 65.9% | $54,869 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Radford University Radford · public | $14,578 | 60.5% | $53,739 | 89.5% |
| 24 | Northern Virginia Community College Annandale · community | $9,919 | 28.5% | $53,557 | — |
| 25 | Bridgewater College Bridgewater · private | $17,800 | 61.5% | $53,453 | 91.7% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.