Federal data

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.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1ECPI UniversityVirginia BeachFor-profit, 4-year1,010
2Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburgPublic, 2-year443
3James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgPublic, 4-year274
4Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkPublic, 4-year264
5George Mason UniversityFairfaxPublic, 4-year260
6Radford UniversityRadfordPublic, 4-year259
7University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvillePublic, 4-year251
8Liberty UniversityLynchburgPrivate nonprofit, 4-year242
9Chamberlain UniversityViennaFor-profit, 4-year217
10Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondPublic, 4-year203
11Bryant & Stratton CollegeVirginia BeachPrivate nonprofit, 4-year200
12Germanna Community CollegeLocust GrovePublic, 2-year159
13Brightpoint Community CollegeChesterPublic, 2-year144
14Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingRichmondPrivate nonprofit, 4-year137
15Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers CavePublic, 2-year128
16Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandalePublic, 2-year127
17Shenandoah UniversityWinchesterPrivate nonprofit, 4-year108
18Rappahannock Community CollegeGlennsPublic, 2-year106
19Marymount UniversityArlingtonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year105
20Riverside College of Health CareersNewport NewsPrivate nonprofit, 4-year97
21Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeakePrivate nonprofit, 4-year94
22Galen Health InstitutesRichmondFor-profit, 2-year93
23J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmondPublic, 2-year88
24Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesvillePublic, 2-year88
25Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingFalls ChurchFor-profit, 2-year86

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.