Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 17,597 undergrads, where 16% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.70
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
3,961 first-time students
29% came from other states and 5.0% from abroad; 66% are from Virginia. More from other states than at 57% of colleges.
- In-state (Virginia)66%
- Other states29%
- Abroad5.0%
Top home states
- Virginia(home state)66% 2,598
- New York3.6% 142
- New Jersey3.3% 129
- Maryland2.3% 92
- Pennsylvania2.1% 85
From 48 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
862
new transfer students, 18% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 33% of colleges.
745 full-time, 117 part-time.
Going on to another college
3.2%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 142 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
3.2% of undergrads study part-time.
56% women
Another gender: Fewer than 10 undergraduates
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 7,363 students.
Housing
Beds
7,363
About 42 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Atlantic Coast Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Atlantic Coast Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 12% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 5
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Zeta Xi Chapter
Beta Alpha
Virginia Epsilon
Theta Zeta
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2001
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Fewer than 10 undergraduates
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)