Southern Virginia University

Buena Vista, VAMain CampusTown 10–35 miles from an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $20,040

Total Cost of Attendance: $33,066

Student Debt

Median total debt: $14,250

Students with federal loans: 55.6%

Students with Pell grants: 43.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $25,041

After 5 years: $45,312

Majors(19 programs)

  1. Business/Commerce, General.(36 graduates)
  2. Psychology, General.(28 graduates)
  3. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(18 graduates)
  4. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(16 graduates)
  5. English Language and Literature, General.(15 graduates)
  6. Visual and Performing Arts, General.(14 graduates)
  7. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(12 graduates)
  8. History.(11 graduates)
  9. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(9 graduates)
  10. Biology, General.(7 graduates)
  11. Music.(5 graduates)
  12. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
  13. Political Science and Government.(3 graduates)
  14. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  15. Philosophy.(2 graduates)
  16. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(2 graduates)
  17. Mathematics.(1 graduates)
  18. Computer Science.
  19. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 967 students

Admission Rate: 99.6%

Retention Rate: 82.5%

Graduation Rate: 38.3%

Student Demographics

White (76.0%)
Hispanic (6.9%)
Black (5.3%)
Asian (0.8%)
Two or More (5.3%)
International (2.0%)

Gender Distribution

Men (51.6%)
Women (48.4%)

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