Buena Vista, VA · Private nonprofit
At a glance
96.4%
Acceptance rate
1,099
SAT Average
$24,014
Avg net price
967
Enrollment
Academic profile
SAT Average1,099
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 164 |
| Bachelor’s 38 |
| Bachelor’s 31 |
| Bachelor’s 27 |
| Bachelor’s 22 |
| Bachelor’s 20 |
| Bachelor’s 7 |
| Bachelor’s 5 |
| Bachelor’s 5 |
| Bachelor’s 4 |
| Bachelor’s 3 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 0 |
College athletics
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- USA South Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports25
BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & Diving
Athletic participation
645 unique student-athletes · 26 varsity teams
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Fall Semester
Aug 1, 2027
· Apply with the college's application
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $20,780
- Required fees
- $500
- Food and housing
- $9,894
- Books and supplies
- $1,500
- Other expenses
- $3,500
- Total
- $36,174
- $30,1982019–2019–20
- $31,4702020–2120–21
- $31,7602021–2221–22
- $33,2582022–2322–23
- $34,4162023–2423–24
- $36,1742024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $24,014 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation21%
6-year graduation38%
Retention rate82%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$50,002
Median debt$24,224
Campus
Enrollment967
Student-faculty ratio17:1
SettingTown
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Southern Virginia University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
82.5% of Southern Virginia University’s first-years return for a second year and 38.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03