2026 Cheapest Virginia College Costs Rankings
Among Virginia colleges, Strayer University-Virginia has the cheapest tuition & fees ($13,920) and Liberty University has the second lowest tuition & fees ($16,173) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Virginia College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Virginia College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strayer University-Virginia Arlington, VA | $13,920 | $15,135 | - | - | 1,998 | 36% | 47 to 1 |
| 2 | Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | $16,173 | $8,730 | - | 99.0% | 104,327 | 65% | 18 to 1 |
| 3 | Virginia Union University Richmond, VA | $17,830 | $17,518 | 850 | 98.0% | 1,646 | 34% | 16 to 1 |
| 4 | ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA | $18,484 | $13,625 | - | 74.5% | 12,572 | 42% | 13 to 1 |
| 5 | Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA | $18,752 | - | - | - | 1,717 | 24% | 22 to 1 |
| 6 | Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA | $21,187 | $18,865 | - | - | 1,772 | 39% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 | Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | $21,650 | $17,869 | 1,130 | 38.1% | 10,657 | 57% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 | Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA | $21,682 | $25,826 | 915 | 87.8% | 6,053 | 38% | 15 to 1 |
| 9 | Virginia State University Petersburg, VA | $22,650 | $24,860 | 945 | 88.6% | 5,605 | 39% | 13 to 1 |
| 10 | Radford University Radford, VA | $25,633 | $23,525 | 1,050 | 89.5% | 7,812 | 49% | 14 to 1 |
Qualified Virginia Colleges in Core Admission Stats
