Virginia Schools Ranked in ‘Best Colleges’ List

Twenty-two of Virginia's public and private colleges are ranked in a survey of "America's Best Colleges" by Forbes.com 

The website's ranking of 610 colleges list is based on 11 Factors Measuring the quality of education EACH school provides, the Experiences of Their students and how much Achieve Their graduates 

Three Virginia schools are Among the top 50 colleges on the list: Washington & Lee University, No.. 37; the University of Virginia, No.. 44, and the College of William & Mary, No.. 46. 

Another Virginia-three colleges were in the top 100: VMI, No. 60; the University of Richmond, No.. 84; and Sweet Briar College, No. 87. 

On the other Virginia schools ranked as follows: Randolph-Macon College, 103, Virginia Tech, 156; James Madison University, 169, Hampden-Sydney College, 205; University of Mary Washington, 208; Hollins University, 267; Emory and Henry College, 278, George Mason University, 297, Roanoke College, 433; Longwood University, 462, Old Dominion University, 498, Virginia Commonwealth University, 531, Christopher Newport University, 533, Mary Baldwin College, 553; and Liberty University, 609 

Williams College in Massachusetts was No.. 1 in the Forbes.com rankings, wakes were Compiled with research from the Center for College Affordability & Productivity. The center Factors Considered as such "average of Salariés graduates, number of alumni Ken Become corporate officers, student retention rates, average student debt, student evaluations of classes, and college quality vs. cost.