Frequently Requested Statistics

Enrollment Statistics (Fall, 2021):

  • Total: 1,865 (856 male, 1,009 female)
  • IFTE (Instructional full-time equivalents): 1,848
  • Full-time: 1,817; part-time: 48
  • Residence: 1,435 on campus, 430 off campus (79% of FT students live on campus)
  • Detailed breakdown:
    Full-Time
    Male
    Fem.
    Total
    Seniors
    178
    276
    		 454
    Juniors
    		 185
    239
    424
    Sophomores
    177
    		 202
    379
    Freshman
    287
    267
    554
    Graduates
    		 1 0 1
    Special
    		 1
    4
    		 5
    Subtotal
    829
    988
    1,817

    Part-Time
    Male
    Fem.
    Total
    Seniors
    16
    8
    24
    Juniors
    2
    0
    2
    Sophomores
    		 0
    0
    0
    Freshman
    0
    		 0
    0
    Graduates
    2
    9
    11
    Special
    7
    4
    11
    Subtotal
    27
    21
    		 48
    Total (FT+PT)
    856
    1,009
    1,865

Institutional Profile on the State Council of Higher Education web site:

Student Demographics:

  • States/DC/U.S. territories represented: 39
  • International students: 40 (from 25 countries)
  • Female students: 1,009 (54%)
  • Lutheran students: 100 (5.4%)
  • Students of color: 333 (17.9%)
  • Virginia students: 1,006 (54%)

Freshman Statistics:

  • SAT Average: 1,160  - 2016 version of the SAT, Total of Evidence Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) plus Math
  • Top 10% in HS class: 16.3%
  • Top 25% in HS class: 33.3%
  • Top 50% in HS class: 66.7%

Persistence Rates:

  • Freshman retention rate (to fall of 2nd year): 75.9%
  • 6-year graduation rate: 69.6% (class entering in fall 2015)

Other Statistics:

  • Student-faculty ratio: about 13.2:1
  • Faculty: 154 full-time, 140 IFTE
  • Average class size: 18
  • Student charges, 2021-2022:  (Note that 2022-23 costs will be lower, due to a price reset effective in Fall, 2022)
    • Tuition: $46,510
    • Required fees: $1,670 for resident students OR $1,400 for nonresident students, + $150 for new student orientation
    • Room and board: $14,990