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For the academic year 2022-2023, total 551,213 students have enrolled in Virginia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 432,036 undergraduate and 119,085 graduate students.

By gender, there are 235,595 male students and 315,618 female students at Virginia colleges. For online degree programs, 175,440 students have enrolled online exclusively at Virginia colleges.

Virginia College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

Liberty University has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 96,709.
Liberty University has the largest number of male students of 39,998.
Liberty University has the largest number of female students of 56,711.
Northern Virginia Community College has the most undergraduate students of 51,896.
Liberty University has the most graduate students of 47,803.
Liberty University has the most online enrollment of 81,026 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between Virginia Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke Roanoke, VA Private, Less than 2 years	106	3	103	106	-	-
Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach, VA Private, 2-4 years	459	408	51	459	-	-
Averett University Danville, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,363	652	711	1,140	223	539
Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave, VA Public, 2-4 years	3,562	1,437	2,125	3,562	-	1,048
Bluefield University Bluefield, VA Private, 4 years four-years	991	457	534	705	286	467
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,421	676	745	1,385	36	8
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA Public, 4 years four-years	9,654	4,052	5,602	6,797	2,857	1,042
Regent University Virginia Beach, VA Private, 4 years four-years	10,337	3,770	6,567	4,541	5,796	8,451
Central School of Practical Nursing Norfolk, VA Public, Less than 2 years	21	2	19	21	-	-
Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg, VA Public, 2-4 years	3,388	1,395	1,993	3,388	-	1,002
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA Public, 4 years four-years	4,559	2,113	2,446	4,449	110	-
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,281	251	1,030	1,281	-	-
Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge, VA Public, 2-4 years	946	397	549	946	-	104
Danville Community College Danville, VA Public, 2-4 years	2,274	961	1,313	2,274	-	469
Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA Public, 4 years four-years	1,319	488	831	-	1,319	225
Centura College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA Private, 2-4 years	109	40	69	109	-	-
Emory & Henry College Emory, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,358	616	742	1,082	276	3
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,334	453	881	892	442	323
Eastern Shore Community College Melfa, VA Public, 2-4 years	658	275	383	658	-	83
Ferrum College Ferrum, VA Private, 4 years four-years	855	499	356	835	20	37
George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public, 4 years four-years	39,049	18,826	20,223	27,014	12,035	7,421
Germanna Community College Locust Grove, VA Public, 2-4 years	7,688	2,815	4,873	7,688	-	3,082
Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA Private, 4 years four-years	846	843	3	846	-	-
Hampton University Hampton, VA Private, 4 years four-years	3,286	1,115	2,171	2,846	440	374
Hollins University Roanoke, VA Private, 4 years four-years	803	34	769	691	112	71
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA Public, 2-4 years	7,527	2,960	4,567	7,527	-	2,219
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Public, 4 years four-years	22,224	9,297	12,927	20,346	1,878	1,036
Brightpoint Community College Chester, VA Public, 2-4 years	8,792	3,672	5,120	8,792	-	2,591
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years	96,709	39,998	56,711	48,906	47,803	81,026
Longwood University Farmville, VA Public, 4 years four-years	4,358	1,324	3,034	3,154	1,204	879
Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown, VA Public, 2-4 years	5,720	2,155	3,565	5,720	-	1,351
University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years	2,394	877	1,517	1,589	805	416
Centra College Lynchburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years	227	30	197	227	-	12
Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,957	412	1,545	1,314	643	807
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA Public, 4 years four-years	3,757	1,379	2,378	3,493	264	188
Marymount University Arlington, VA Private, 4 years four-years	3,711	1,426	2,285	2,275	1,436	864
Sovah School of Health Professions Danville, VA Private, 2-4 years	23	1	22	23	-	-
Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap, VA Public, 2-4 years	1,928	718	1,210	1,928	-	536
American National University Salem, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,113	211	902	950	163	962
New River Community College Dublin, VA Public, 2-4 years	3,980	2,032	1,948	3,980	-	930
Sentara College of Health Sciences Chesapeake, VA Private, 4 years four-years	331	24	307	286	45	26
Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk, VA Private, Less than 2 years	454	395	59	454	-	-
Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA Public, 4 years four-years	5,783	1,920	3,863	5,337	446	682
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA Public, 2-4 years	51,896	24,984	26,912	51,896	-	14,133
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA Public, 4 years four-years	23,107	10,102	13,005	18,375	4,732	8,674
Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville, VA Public, 2-4 years	1,861	785	1,076	1,861	-	490
Paul D Camp Community College Franklin, VA Public, 2-4 years	1,188	411	777	1,188	-	384
Southside College of Health Sciences Colonial Heights, VA Private, 2-4 years	103	8	95	103	-	-
Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA Public, 2-4 years	5,022	2,139	2,883	5,022	-	990
Radford University Radford, VA Public, 4 years four-years	7,718	2,556	5,162	6,008	1,710	1,436
Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy Lynchburg, VA Private, Less than 2 years	116	18	98	116	-	-
Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,490	677	813	1,490	-	-
Randolph College Lynchburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years	553	212	341	478	75	5
Rappahannock Community College Glenns, VA Public, 2-4 years	2,591	931	1,660	2,591	-	693
Fortis College-Norfolk Norfolk, VA Private, 2-4 years	410	31	379	410	-	-
Richard Bland College South Prince George, VA Public, 2-4 years	2,051	871	1,180	2,051	-	171
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond, VA Private, 4 years four-years	481	39	442	481	-	41
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA Private, 4 years four-years	3,876	1,738	2,138	3,145	731	208
Riverside College of Health Careers Newport News, VA Private, 4 years four-years	338	41	297	338	-	56
Roanoke College Salem, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,826	840	986	1,826	-	-
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging Richmond, VA Private, 2-4 years	27	6	21	27	-	-
Shenandoah University Winchester, VA Private, 4 years four-years	4,260	1,357	2,903	2,461	1,799	558
Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,053	554	499	1,053	-	-
Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, VA Public, 2-4 years	3,112	1,059	2,053	3,112	-	883
Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff, VA Public, 2-4 years	2,163	805	1,358	2,163	-	747
Staunton School of Cosmetology Staunton, VA Private, Less than 2 years	22	1	21	22	-	-
Strayer University-Virginia Arlington, VA Private, 4 years four-years	2,608	867	1,741	2,198	410	2,601
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA Private, 4 years four-years	460	-	460	457	3	-
Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA Public, 2-4 years	6,018	2,465	3,553	6,018	-	2,012
Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA Public, 2-4 years	16,195	6,669	9,526	16,195	-	6,406
Union Presbyterian Seminary Richmond, VA Private, 4 years four-years	177	63	114	-	177	9
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA Public, 4 years four-years	1,704	686	1,018	1,704	-	653
Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon, VA Public, 2-4 years	2,068	783	1,285	2,068	-	466
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public, 4 years four-years	38,170	21,687	16,483	30,434	7,736	1,625
Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA Public, 2-4 years	5,860	2,513	3,347	5,860	-	1,412
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public, 4 years four-years	28,082	10,044	18,038	20,958	7,124	2,680
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA Public, 4 years four-years	26,082	11,746	14,336	17,444	8,638	1,038
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA Public, 4 years four-years	1,512	1,310	202	1,512	-	-
Asher Institute of Hampton Hampton, VA Private, Less than 2 years	116	45	71	116	-	-
Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years	837	359	478	479	358	248
Virginia State University Petersburg, VA Public, 4 years four-years	4,648	1,851	2,797	4,300	348	48
Virginia Union University Richmond, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,860	929	931	1,329	531	563
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,538	670	868	1,479	59	334
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA Private, 4 years four-years	2,243	1,104	1,139	1,867	376	-
Wytheville Community College Wytheville, VA Public, 2-4 years	2,116	799	1,317	2,116	-	632
ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA Private, 4 years four-years	11,740	4,656	7,084	11,399	341	3,262
Centura College-Newport News Newport News, VA Private, Less than 2 years	209	95	114	209	-	-
Centura College-Norfolk Norfolk, VA Private, 2-4 years	221	89	132	221	-	-
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing Virginia Beach, VA Public, Less than 2 years	54	7	47	54	-	-
Fortis College-Richmond Richmond, VA Private, 2-4 years	353	95	258	353	-	-
Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake, VA Private, 4 years four-years	189	19	170	189	-	-
CET-Alexandria Alexandria, VA Private, Less than 2 years	60	59	1	60	-	-
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk Norfolk, VA Private, 2-4 years	232	206	26	232	-	-
Centura College-Richmond Main North Chesterfield, VA Private, Less than 2 years	149	95	54	149	-	-
Cayce/Reilly School of Massage Virginia Beach, VA Private, Less than 2 years	54	18	36	54	-	-
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing Henrico, VA Public, Less than 2 years	101	4	97	101	-	-
Appalachian School of Law Grundy, VA Private, 4 years four-years	152	83	69	-	152	-
University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA Private, 4 years four-years	1,189	743	446	373	816	1,188
Chester Career College CHESTER, VA Private, 2-4 years	140	10	130	140	-	-
Eastern Virginia Career College Fredericksburg, VA Private, 2-4 years	202	9	193	202	-	-
Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School Virginia Beach, VA Private, Less than 2 years	211	6	205	211	-	-
University of the Potomac-VA Campus FALLS CHURCH, VA Private, 4 years four-years	569	371	198	223	346	-
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg, VA Private, 4 years four-years	2,446	1,044	1,402	-	2,446	-
Empire Beauty School-Midlothian Midlothian, VA Private, Less than 2 years	84	2	82	84	-	-
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas Manassas, VA Private, 2-4 years	188	175	13	188	-	-
Divine Mercy University Sterling, VA Private, 4 years four-years	407	149	258	-	407	350
Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center Culpeper, VA Public, Less than 2 years	59	2	57	59	-	-
Avi Career Training Great Falls, VA Private, Less than 2 years	17	-	17	17	-	-
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary Virginia Beach, VA Private, 4 years four-years	40	39	1	2	38	12
Appalachian College of Pharmacy Oakwood, VA Private, 4 years four-years	130	51	79	-	130	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons Corner McLean, VA Private, Less than 2 years	129	7	122	129	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Richmond Richmond, VA Private, Less than 2 years	50	1	49	50	-	-
Columbia College Vienna, VA Private, 2-4 years	182	55	127	182	-	10
Ascent College Hampton, VA Private, 4 years four-years	99	29	70	99	-	99
Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics Ashland, VA Private, Less than 2 years	24	-	24	24	-	-
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA Private, 4 years four-years	88	45	43	88	-	-
South University-Richmond Glen Allen, VA Private, 4 years four-years	442	123	319	337	105	166
South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA Private, 4 years four-years	240	33	207	205	35	103
Fairfax University of America Fairfax, VA Private, 4 years four-years	43	22	21	11	32	-
Chamberlain University-Virginia Vienna, VA Private, 4 years four-years	663	72	591	663	-	47
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage Falls Church, VA Private, Less than 2 years	139	41	98	139	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA Private, Less than 2 years	171	11	160	171	-	-
Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of Virginia Newport News, VA Private, Less than 2 years	19	13	6	19	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA Private, Less than 2 years	37	-	37	37	-	-
The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics Virginia Beach, VA Private, Less than 2 years	217	1	216	217	-	-
DeVry University-Virginia Arlington, VA Private, 4 years four-years	76	39	37	59	17	50
Luckes Beauty Academy LLC Newport News, VA Private, Less than 2 years	21	-	21	21	-	-
IGlobal University Vienna, VA Private, 4 years four-years	645	415	230	176	469	480
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing Falls Church, VA Private, 2-4 years	623	46	577	623	-	-
Dermal Science International Aesthetics and Nail Academy Reston, VA Private, Less than 2 years	61	-	61	61	-	-
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine Vienna, VA Private, 4 years four-years	393	145	248	-	393	165
The Esthetic Institute Vienna, VA Private, Less than 2 years	115	-	115	115	-	-
Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School Petersburg, VA Private, Less than 2 years	50	21	29	50	-	-
American Massage & Bodywork Institute Vienna, VA Private, Less than 2 years	88	19	69	88	-	-
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, VA Private, 4 years four-years	409	215	194	409	-	38
Crown Cutz Academy Bristol Bristol, VA Private, Less than 2 years	46	15	31	46	-	-
Lotus Professional College Richmond, VA Private, 4 years four-years	108	8	100	108	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Newport News Newport News, VA Private, Less than 2 years	85	3	82	85	-	-
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington Arlington, VA Private, Less than 2 years	185	8	177	185	-	-
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond Richmond, VA Private, 2-4 years	212	8	204	212	-	-
Arizona College-Falls Church Falls Church, VA Private, 4 years four-years	144	9	135	144	-	-
Average	551,213	235,595	315,618	432,036	119,085	175,440

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