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Average GPA & SAT/ACT Scores for VA Colleges
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Aggregate data from Virginia Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education, and Princeton Review
GPA 3.24 and below
College
SAT 25
th
-75
th
Percentile
ACT 25
th
-75
th
Percentile
Average GPA
6 Year
Graduation
Rate
Average
Salary of
Graduates
Averett University*
830-1020
17-22
3.15
34%
$41,500
Bluefield College*
890-1070
16-23
3.11
44%
$40,300
Ferrum College*
850-1070
15-22
2.80
28%
$36,300
Marymount University*
930-1120
19-24
3.12
50%
$52,300
Norfolk State University
840-1040
17-21
2.90
33%
$33,200
Radford University
950-1120
17-23
3.23
59%
$42,300
Virginia State University
810-970
16-20
2.83
45%
$33,300
Virginia Union
University*
810-950 14-19 2.50 30% $31,400
GPA 3.25 – 3.49
Bridgewater College*
990-1150
18-25
3.45
57%
$41,100
1030-1300 20-28.5 3.44 65% $48,700
Hampton University*
980-1110
20-24
3.49
66%
$41,700
940-1140 19-25 3.33 54% $52,500
Liberty University*
1040-1220
21-28
3.49
49%
$35,200
Longwood University
970-1130
19-24
3.37
66%
$39,900
Lynchburg College*
1000-1170
19-24
3.42
56%
$42,100
Old Dominion
University
990-1180 19-25 3.28 52% $42,600
Randolph College*
960-1220
19-25
3.40
54%
$40,900
Southern Virginia
University*
920-1190 19-26 3.38 31% $34,900
Sweet Briar College*
1000-1140
20-28
3.31
65%
$36,800
950-1120 17-23 3.49 44% $37,300
Virginia Wesleyan
University*
950-1150 19-25 3.25 48% $39,300
*See key on the following page.
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GPA 3.5 – 3.74
Eastern Mennonite
University*
990-1160 20-28 3.54 61% $38,600
Emory and Henry
College*
940-1150 19-26 3.58 51% $38,300
George Mason
University
1110-1280 24-30 3.67 68% $58,100
James Madison
University
1110-1250 23-28 3.73 83% $53,800
Mary Baldwin
University*
960-1120 19-26 3.61 40% $36,200
Randolph-Macon
College*
1060-1220 21-27 3.73 60% $46,200
Regent University*
950-1180
20-27
3.50
49%
$41,200
Roanoke College*
1050-1210
22-27
3.57
65%
$43,000
Shenandoah
University*
1010-1190 20-26 3.57 55% $41,400
University of Mary
Washington
1090-1240 22-27 3.61 72% $50,500
Virginia
Commonwealth
University
1040-1220 21-28 3.62 61% $42,200
Virginia Military
Institute
1110-1280 23-28 3.68 73% $63,200
GPA 3.75 and above
Christopher
Newport University
1140-1290 23-29 3.78 69% $43,600
College of William
and Mary
1300-1480 29-33 4.24 90% $55,400
Hollins University*
1110-1260
23-28
3.81
60%
$32,200
University of
Richmond*
1290-1470 29-32 Not A
vailable
86% $60,700
University of
Virginia
1310-1480 29-33 4.28 94% $60,700
Virginia Tech
1140-1320
25-31
3.99
83%
$60,500
Washington and Lee
University*
1350-1500 31-33
Not Available
89% $72,300
6 Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
6 Year Graduation Rate Between 50-60%
6 Year Graduation Rate Above 60%
* Indicates Private College or University
Numerical
Grade
Letter
Grade
Standard
Classes
Honors
Classes
AP or DE
Classes
93-100
A
4
4.5
5
90-92
A-
3.7
4.2
4.7
87-89
B+
3.3
3.8
4.3
83-86
B
3
3.5
4
80-82
B-
2.7
3.2
3.7
77-79
C+
2.3
2.8
3.3
73-76
C
2
2.5
3
70-72
C-
1.7
1.7
1.7
67-69
D+
1.3
1.3
1.3
60-66
D
1
1
1