Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Enrollment: 18,971 (17,281 undergraduates)
Type of Institution: public university
Distinctions: high rankings for value and academic quality; attractive campus features a lake and arboretum; member of the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Association and Eastern College Athletic Conference
For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the James Madison University profile
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Longwood University
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Location: Farmville, Virginia
Enrollment: 4,832 (4,086 undergraduates)
Type of Institution: public university
Distinctions: emphasis on hands-on learning (all students are required to take part in an internship or research project); average class size of 21; athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division I level
For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Longwood University profile
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Randolph College
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Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Enrollment: 500 (488 undergraduates)
Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
Distinctions: 8 to 1 student / faculty ratio and an average class size of 12; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strong liberal arts and sciences; high marks for student engagement; located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains; good financial aid
For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Randolph College profile
GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Randolph
Randolph-Macon College
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Location: Ashland, Virginia
Enrollment: 1,246 (all undergraduate)
Type of Institution: private liberal arts college affiliated with the Methodist Church
Distinctions: 11 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 15; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strong liberal arts and sciences; all first-year students take an interdisciplinary team-taught seminar; good financial aid
For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Randolph-Macon College profile
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Roanoke College
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Location: Salem, Virginia
Enrollment: 2,044 (all undergraduate)
Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
Distinctions: chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strong programs in the liberal arts and sciences; 14 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 18; good financial aid
For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Roanoke College profile
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Sweet Briar College
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Location: Sweet Briar, Virginia
Enrollment: 756 (745 undergraduates)
Type of Institution: private liberal arts college for women
Distinctions: one of the top women's colleges; chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences; 9 to 1student / faculty ratio; large and attractive campus in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Sweet Briar College profile
GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Sweet Briar
University of Mary Washington
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