Southern Virginia University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Latter-day Saints
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 965
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 23%
From Region 6%
Athletes 645 (70.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 8%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
Native American 5%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Southern Virginia University 164 47% 82% 2% 1% 5% 1% $51,649 1 -1.34 41 97%
Computer Science 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,092 4 -1.37 85 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $68,038 26 -0.65 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 18 +4 61% 83% 6% 0% 6% 0% $59,969 9 -1.03 62 — — — — —
Biology 13 +1 54% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $58,370 15 -0.94 58 — — — — —
Business Administration 38 +3 71% 87% 3% 0% 0% 0% $71,092 45 -0.34 79 98% — — — —
English 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $32,571 1 -2.42 5 89% — — — —
History 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $39,959 1 -1.66 13 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,556 7 -1.03 27 88% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,702 6 -1.19 25 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,959 3 -1.61 13 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 22 — 14% 77% 5% 5% 5% 0% $40,294 7 -1.54 13 — — — — —
Political Science 7 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,322 11 -1.02 58 — — — — —
Psychology 27 — 30% 85% 4% 4% 0% 0% $35,697 0 -2.94 7 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 5 +1 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $38,943 2 -1.64 11 — — — — —
Music 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $35,189 7 -1.24 7 — — — — —
Theatre 5 +1 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $35,628 10 -1.00 7 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,977 11 -0.95 7 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,842
ROI Percentile 41th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 19%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 34.1% 56 27% 80% 4% 4% 2% 0% $40,331 0 -2.15 13 100% —
Business & Economics 23.2% 38 71% 87% 3% 0% 0% 0% $71,092 29 -0.34 79 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 18.9% 31 58% 84% 3% 0% 10% 0% $59,298 15 -0.99 60 — —
Arts 12.2% 20 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $36,355 3 -1.24 8 — —
Humanities 8.5% 14 57% 79% 0% 0% 0% 7% $39,616 1 -1.71 12 89% —
Computer Science 3.0% 5 100% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,092 6 -1.37 85 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 115 $781K $781K $0
Track & Field (combined) 99 $255K $255K $0
Other Sports 71 $416K $416K $0
Baseball 35 $179K $179K $0
Lacrosse 35 $345K $345K $0
Soccer 31 $193K $193K $0
Wrestling 25 $111K $111K $0
Basketball 22 $189K $189K $0
Golf 21 $156K $156K $0
Volleyball 21 $200K $200K $0
Swimming 11 $62K $62K $0
Tennis 9 $81K $81K $0
Total 416 $3.0M $3.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 61 $179K $179K $0
Other Sports 31 $213K $213K $0
Soccer 29 $181K $181K $0
Softball 23 $154K $154K $0
Lacrosse 22 $111K $111K $0
Volleyball 18 $177K $177K $0
Basketball 16 $198K $198K $0
Swimming 16 $90K $90K $0
Beach Volleyball 15 $97K $97K $0
Wrestling 15 $93K $93K $0
Golf 12 $107K $107K $0
Field Hockey 11 $36K $36K $0
Tennis 11 $78K $78K $0
Total 229 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 160 $435K $435K $0
Football 115 $781K $781K $0
Other Sports 102 $630K $630K $0
Soccer 60 $375K $375K $0
Lacrosse 57 $456K $456K $0
Wrestling 40 $205K $205K $0
Volleyball 39 $378K $378K $0
Basketball 38 $387K $387K $0
Baseball 35 $179K $179K $0
Golf 33 $263K $263K $0
Swimming 27 $153K $153K $0
Softball 23 $154K $154K $0
Tennis 20 $160K $160K $0
Beach Volleyball 15 $97K $97K $0
Field Hockey 11 $36K $36K $0
Total 645 $6.0M $6.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional