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Southern Virginia University

Buena Vista, VA 24416Town: DistantUNITID 233611

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences FocusSpecialty: Business 23%Specialty: Biology 19%Specialty: Psychology 16%
Undergraduates
936
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
96%
Average net price
$22.2k
Graduation rate
33%
Retention rate
74%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$50k
Median debt
$24.2k
Student : faculty
14:1
Value score*
42th pct.
Programs offered
21
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
South · South Atlantic
Setting
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.