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Patrick Henry College

Purcellville, VAQuad's selectivitySelective
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Admissions · Fall 2024

8 in 10 applicants admitted

Patrick Henry admits about 8 in 10 applicants (77%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 49% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

77%

77%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivitySelective

Applied

266

Admitted

206

Yield

48%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1240–1420

10001600
ACT middle 50%

27–33

1836

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 395 undergrads, where 0% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

395

undergrads · larger than 17% of colleges

Diversity index

0.54

Pell Grant

0%

below the median

Town near a cityStudy abroad

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Strategic Intelligence (28% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 40% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,211 a year on instruction per student.

14 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 58% of colleges

Most popular major

Strategic Intelligence

28% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

40%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$12.2K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $27,100 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $2.8K more than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $25,869 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $40,445.

33%

$27.1K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $2.8K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$40,445 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 33% of full price

Federal loans

0%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

69% graduate within six years.

69%

69%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Retention

88%

come back for year two

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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    Patrick Henry College · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 451927 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything