Colleges in Virginia

Virginia, the Old Dominion, hosts 15 public universities, 23 community colleges, various private institutions and numerous training academies, technology and proprietary schools. The State Council for Higher Education in Virginia oversees the public institutions. Virginia has a vast heritage of history behind their universities; the University of Virginia is a World Heritage Site founded by Thomas Jefferson, the College of William and Mary is the second-oldest college in America, and the Virginia Military Institute is the oldest state military college in the U.S. and a top public liberal arts college. Additionally, James Madison University is consistently named the number one public master's level university in The South.

US News & World Report list of America’s Best Colleges has ranked University of Virginia and Virginia Tech University on their list of Top Schools.