List of colleges and universities in Virginia
This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Virginia. The oldest college or university in Virginia is The College of William and Mary, founded in 1693. In 2010, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine became the newest. The largest institution is Liberty University, with over 143,000 students.[1] The smallest is the graduate-only Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia defines four categories of degree-granting institutions of postsecondary education: public institutions,[2] established private institutions in good standing with a nationally recognized accrediting organization,[3] private and out-of-state institutions requiring certification[4][5] and institutions exempt from state oversight for religious reasons.[6] Also exempt from certification are vocational institutions supervised by other state agencies, and institutions supervised by the federal government. All public institutions and most traditional private institutions are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Other state-certified private non-religious institutions are accredited by a national organization, though a few do not have any accreditation. Some small religious institutions do not have accreditation.
Public and established private institutions
[edit]Private and out-of-state institutions
[edit]School | Location(s)[7] | Control | Type[14] | Accreditation | Founded | Enrollment[8] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACT College | Arlington | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | ABHES | 1983 | 401 |
Advanced Institute of Technology[15] | Virginia Beach | Private (for profit) | Uncategorized | ACCSC | 1992 | 1040 |
American Digital University[16] | Sterling | Private (for profit) | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
American Public University System | Manassas[17] | Private (for profit) | Masters University | HLC | 1991 | Unknown |
Appalachian College of Pharmacy | Oakwood | Private (not for profit) | Special focus | SACS, ACPE | 2003 | 207 |
Aviation Institute of Maintenance[9][18] | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Associate's college | ACCSC | 1969 | 509 |
Bethel College[19] | Hampton | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1887 | 76 |
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing[20] | Richmond | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | ACICS | 1961 | 300 |
Boston University Metropolitan College | Arlington | Private (Methodist) |
Research university | NEASC | 1965 | Unknown |
Bryant & Stratton College[9] | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate college | MSCHE | 1854 | 1852 |
Cambridge College | Chesapeake | Private (not for profit) | Masters University | NEASC | 1971 | 2,234 |
Catholic Distance University | Hamilton | Private (Catholic) |
Uncategorized | DETC | 1983 | 203 |
Catholic University of America | Alexandria | Private (Catholic) |
Research university | MSCHE | 1887 | 5,956 |
Central Michigan University | Multiple[10] | Public | Research university | HLC | 1892 | 21,705 |
Central Texas College | Fort Gregg-Adams | Public | Associate's college | SACS | 1965 | 16,073 |
Centura College[9][21] | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Career College | ACCSC | 1983 | 1927 |
Chamberlain College of Nursing | Arlington | Private (for profit) | Special focus | HLC | 1889 | Unknown |
Columbia College[22] | Fairfax | Private (for profit) | Associate's college | COE | 1999 | 310 |
DeVry University | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Masters University | HLC | 1931 | 1868 |
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Blacksburg | Private (not for profit) | Special focus | COCA | 2002 | 759 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Norfolk | Private | Masters University | SACS | 1926 | 6,613 |
Everest College[9] | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Associate's college | ACICS | 2007 | 2,251 |
Florida Institute of Technology | Multiple[10] | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | SACS | 1958 | 6,291 |
Fortis College[9] | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Associate's college | ACICS | 2008 | 942 |
Georgetown University | Arlington | Private (not for profit) | Research university | MSCHE | 1789 | 19,204 |
Global Health College[23] | Alexandria | Private (for profit) | Associate's college | none | 2004 | 276 |
HyperLearning Technologies, Inc.[24] | Virginia Beach | Private (for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1995 | Unknown |
International College of Washington[25] | Annandale | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1966 | Unknown |
Johns Hopkins University | Arlington | Private (for profit) | Research university | MSCHE | 1876 | 26,152 |
Kaplan College | Chesapeake | Private (for profit) | Associate's college | ACICS | 1938 | 574 |
Kings Park University School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine[26] | Cedar Bluff | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Life Pacific University | Christiansburg | Private (Pentecostal) |
Special focus | WASC-ACCJC | 1923 | 619 |
Lindsey Wilson College School of Professional Counseling | Richlands | Private (Methodist) |
Uncategorized | SACS | 1903 | Unknown |
Medtech Institute | Falls Church | Private (for profit) | Uncategorized | COE | 1939 | 531 |
Mercyhurst University | McLean | Private (Catholic) |
Masters University | MSCHE | 1926 | 2,705 |
Missouri State University | Fairfax | Public | Masters University | HLC | 1906 | 23,697 |
The National Graduate School[27] | Arlington | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | NEASC | 1909 | Unknown |
National Massage Therapy Institute[28] | Falls Church | Private | Uncategorized | ABHES | 1998 | Unknown |
Nova Southeastern University | Roanoke | Private | Research university | SACS | 1964 | 20,435 |
Patrick Henry College[29] | Purcellville | Private (not for profit) | Baccalaureate college | TRACS | 2000 | 325 |
Potomac College | Herndon | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate college | MSCHE | 1901 | 40 |
Reformed Theological Seminary | McLean | Private (Christian) |
Faith-related Institution | ATS | 1966 | Unknown |
Saint Leo University | Multiple[10] | Private (Catholic) |
Masters University | SACS | 1889 | 5,232 |
Saint Michael College of Allied Health[30] | Alexandria | Private (for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1971 | 193 |
Sanford-Brown College | Vienna | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate college | ACICS | 1920 | 744 |
Skyline College[9] | Roanoke | Private (for profit) | Associate's college | ACCSC | 1969 | 355 |
South Baylo University[31] | Annandale | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1977 | 410 |
South University[9] | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate college | SACS | 1867 | 536 |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Virginia Beach | Public | Research university | HLC | Unknown | Unknown |
Southern Virginia University | Buena Vista | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate college | SACS | 1867 | 1,035 |
Southside Regional Medical Center Professional Schools[32] | Petersburg | Private (for profit) | Uncategorized | JRCERT | 1895 | 131 |
Strayer University | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Masters University | MSCHE | 1892 | 12,918 |
University of Fairfax | Vienna | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | DETC | 2002 | Unknown |
University of Maryland Global Campus, formerly UMUC | Fort Belvoir | Public | Research university | MSCHE | 1807 | Unknown |
University of North America[33] | Vienna | Private (for profit) | Uncategorized | ACICS | 2008 | 310 |
University of Phoenix | Multiple[10] | Private | Special focus | HLC | Unknown | 1172 |
University of Valley Forge | Woodbridge | Private (Assemblies) |
Baccalaureate college | MSCHE | Unknown | Unknown |
Virginia College[34] | Richmond | Private (for profit) | Uncategorized | ACICS | 1983 | Unknown |
Virginia School of Massage[35] | Charlottesville | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | ACCSC | 1995 | Unknown |
Virginia School of Nursing & Medical Institute[36] | Springfield | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1901 | Unknown |
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine | Roanoke | Public/ private |
Uncategorized | none | 2010 | Unknown |
Virginia University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Private (not for profit) | Special focus | TRACS | 1886 | 555 |
Virginia University of Oriental Medicine[37] | Fairfax | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 2004 | Unknown |
Washington Baptist University[38] | Annandale | Private (Baptist) |
Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Washington University of Science and Technology,[39] formerly IGlobal University | Alexandria | Private (for profit) | Masters University | ACCSC | 2008 | 4221 |
Webster University | Fort Belvoir | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | HLC | 1915 | Unknown |
Westwood College Of Technology[9] | Multiple[10] | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associate's college | ACICS | 1953 | 1043 |
William Samson University | Alexandria | Private (not for profit) | Doctoral university | None | 2012 | Unknown |
World College | Virginia Beach | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | DETC | 1992 | Unknown |
Primarily religious institutions
[edit]School | Location(s)[7] | Control | Type[14] | Accreditation | Founded | Enrollment[8] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond | Richmond | Private (not for profit) | Special focus | ATS | 1991 | 63 |
Cordoba University | Ashburn | Private (Islamic) |
Uncategorized | none | Unknown | Unknown |
Hartland College | Rapidan | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1983 | Unknown |
John Leland Center for Theological Studies | Falls Church | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1998 | Unknown |
Union Presbyterian Seminary | Richmond | Private (not for profit) | Special focus | ATS | 2012 | 146 |
Virginia Theological Seminary | Alexandria | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | ATS | 1818 | 216 |
Washington Bible College and Capital Bible Seminary (Springfield Extension) | Springfield | Private (not for profit) | Uncategorized | none | 1958 | Unknown |
William Samson University | Alexandria | Private (not for profit) | Doctoral university | None | 2012 | Unknown |
Defunct institutions
[edit]School | Location(s)[7] | Founded | Closed |
---|---|---|---|
American College of Commerce and Technology[16] | Falls Church | 2010 | 2017 |
Argosy University - Washington D.C. area | Arlington | 2019 | |
The Art Institute of Washington | Arlington | 2000 | 2018 |
Eastern College | Front Royal and Manassas | 1902 | 1920 |
Elizabeth College | Salem | 1826 | 1922 |
Fauquier Institute | Warrenton | 1860 | c. 1929 |
Medtech College | Fairfax | 1939 | 2016 |
Richmond School of Health and Technology[40] | Multiple[10] | 1997 | |
Saint Paul's College | Lawrenceville | 1888 | 2013 |
Southeast Culinary & Hospitality College[41] | Bristol | unknown | |
Stratford College | Danville | 1854 | 1974 |
Stratford University | Multiple | 1976 | 2022 |
Sullins College | Bristol | 1868 | 1976 |
University of Northern Virginia | Annandale | 1998 | 2014 |
Virginia Intermont College | Bristol | 1884 | 2014[42] |
See also
[edit]- Higher education in the United States
- List of college athletic programs in Virginia
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
References and notes
[edit]- General
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. "The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- National Center for Education Statistics. "Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System". Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- Specific
- ^ "Liberty University Quick Facts - About Liberty - Liberty University". www.liberty.edu. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. "Public Colleges & Universities Authorized to Operate in Virginia". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. "Private Institutions exempt from certification". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. "Explanation of Certification". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. "Private & Out-of-State Colleges & Universities Certified to Operate in Virginia". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. "Private Institutions that Confer Religious Degrees". Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ a b c d Primary campus for Virginia-based institutions.
- ^ a b c Enrollment as of 2009; data is from IPEDS unless otherwise noted.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i IPEDS lists multiple locations in Virginia; enrollment numbers are combined here.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r SCHEV lists multiple locations.
- ^ Averett University's non-traditional programs are listed separately in IPEDS; enrollment numbers are combined here.
- ^ Not supervised by SCHEV Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sweet Briar College". Sbc.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ^ a b School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. "Uncategorized" indicates they are not listed by Carnegie.
- ^ "Advanced Technology Institute". Auto.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ a b "ACCT: American College of Commerce and Technology". Acct2day.org. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ APUS is an online university. The Manassas office is administrative.
- ^ "Aviation Institute Of Maintenance". Aviationmaintenance.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Home". Bethel-college.com. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing". Bsmcon.edu. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Centura College Career School". Centuracollege.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Columbia College Washington D.C". Ccdc.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Welcome to Global Health College! - Global Health College | Global Health College". Ghnts.com. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Computer training and certification center in Virginia Beach - Hyperlearning Technologies". Hyperlearn.com. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "International College of Washington". Intcw.com. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Kings Park University | School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine". Kpu.us. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "NGS | The National Graduate School of Quality Management | National Graduate School". Ngs.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Massage Therapy Training | School of Massage Therapy | NMTI". Studymassage.com. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Patrick Henry College Essentials". Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ "index". Stmichaelcollegeva.us. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "[Home page]". South Baylo University.
- ^ "srmconline.org". srmconline.org. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "University of North America". Uona.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ "Associate Degree, College Degrees - Virginia College". Vc.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Virginia School of Massage - Massage Therapy Schools". VASOM. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ^ "VSNMI". Archived from the original on 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ "Virginia University of Oriental Medicine | VUOM Site". Vuom.org. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ^ "Washington Baptist University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ "IGlobal University". IGlobal University. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Home". Rsht.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Southeast Culinary & Hospitality College". Southeastculinary.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Virginia Intermont closes after 130 years". Retrieved 2016-05-05.