Federal data

Largest education programs in Virginia

Virginia education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Liberty UniversityLynchburgPrivate nonprofit, 4-year284
2James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgPublic, 4-year143
3University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvillePublic, 4-year109
4Longwood UniversityFarmvillePublic, 4-year40
5Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandalePublic, 2-year39
6George Mason UniversityFairfaxPublic, 4-year37
7Radford UniversityRadfordPublic, 4-year29
8University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburgPublic, 4-year27
9Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesvillePublic, 2-year17
10University of LynchburgLynchburgPrivate nonprofit, 4-year15
11Shenandoah UniversityWinchesterPrivate nonprofit, 4-year12
12Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia BeachPrivate nonprofit, 4-year10
13Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton ForgePublic, 2-year2
14J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmondPublic, 2-year2
15Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar BluffPublic, 2-year2
16Randolph-Macon CollegeAshlandPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.