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Largest registered nursing programs in Virginia
Virginia registered nursing 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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECPI University | Virginia Beach | For-profit, 4-year | 1,010 |
| 2 | Central Virginia Community College | Lynchburg | Public, 2-year | 443 |
| 3 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Public, 4-year | 274 |
| 4 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk | Public, 4-year | 264 |
| 5 | George Mason University | Fairfax | Public, 4-year | 260 |
| 6 | Radford University | Radford | Public, 4-year | 259 |
| 7 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public, 4-year | 251 |
| 8 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 242 |
| 9 | Chamberlain University | Vienna | For-profit, 4-year | 217 |
| 10 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public, 4-year | 203 |
| 11 | Bryant & Stratton College | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 200 |
| 12 | Germanna Community College | Locust Grove | Public, 2-year | 159 |
| 13 | Brightpoint Community College | Chester | Public, 2-year | 144 |
| 14 | Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | Richmond | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 137 |
| 15 | Blue Ridge Community College | Weyers Cave | Public, 2-year | 128 |
| 16 | Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Public, 2-year | 127 |
| 17 | Shenandoah University | Winchester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 108 |
| 18 | Rappahannock Community College | Glenns | Public, 2-year | 106 |
| 19 | Marymount University | Arlington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 105 |
| 20 | Riverside College of Health Careers | Newport News | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 97 |
| 21 | Sentara College of Health Sciences | Chesapeake | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 94 |
| 22 | Galen Health Institutes | Richmond | For-profit, 2-year | 93 |
| 23 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond | Public, 2-year | 88 |
| 24 | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville | Public, 2-year | 88 |
| 25 | Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing | Falls Church | For-profit, 2-year | 86 |
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.
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