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Top Ranked Universities in Virginia - Highest Overall School Score

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Top Ranked Universities in Virginia - Highest Overall School Score

Rank in Virginia Highest Overall School Score
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 1 Washington and Lee University 98.24 98.39 (0.1%)
2 2 College of William and Mary 97.89 No Change
3 3 University of Richmond 97.23 No Change
4 4 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 95.90 No Change
5 5 University of Virginia-Main Campus 95.73 95.45 (0.3%)
6 30 Virginia Military Institute 94.10 80.39 (17.0%)
7 6 James Madison University 92.60 92.79 (0.2%)
8 10 Hampden-Sydney College 91.42 89.76 (1.9%)
9 12 Christopher Newport University 90.73 89.49 (1.4%)
10 19 Randolph-Macon College 90.67 86.47 (4.9%)
11 7 George Mason University 90.19 91.25 (1.2%)
12 54 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chesapeake 89.91 57.02 (57.7%)
13 16 University of Mary Washington 89.47 87.74 (2.0%)
14 20 Shenandoah University 89.42 86.32 (3.6%)
15 9 Roanoke College 89.28 90.21 (1.0%)
16 28 Hollins University 89.04 82.98 (7.3%)
17 15 Virginia Commonwealth University 87.58 87.93 (0.4%)
18 13 University of Lynchburg 86.95 88.19 (1.4%)
19 24 Sweet Briar College 85.98 84.03 (2.3%)
20 29 Southern Virginia University 85.72 81.49 (5.2%)

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