The Big Book 2018 – Public universities
Published
| Institution | Location | Phone | Website | President | Part-time students1 | Full-time students1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg | (540) 231-6000 | vt.edu | Timothy Sands | 2,876 | 31,564 |
| 2 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | (804) 828-0100 | vcu.edu | Michael Rao | 5,608 | 25,428 |
| 3 | George Mason University | Fairfax | (703) 993-1000 | gmu.edu | Ángel Cabrera | 11,346 | 24,951 |
| 4 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville | (434) 924-0311 | virginia.edu | Teresa A. Sullivan2 | 2,224 | 22,136 |
| 5 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | (540) 568-6211 | jmu.edu | Jonathan R. Alger | 1,911 | 19,925 |
| 6 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk | (757) 683-3000 | odu.edu | John R. Broderick | 7,632 | 16,743 |
| 7 | Radford University | Radford | (540) 831-5000 | radford.edu | Brian O. Hemphill | 815 | 8,603 |
| 8 | College of William and Mary | Williamsburg | (757) 221-4000 | wm.edu | W. Taylor Reveley III3 | 775 | 7,965 |
| 9 | Christopher Newport University | Newport News | (757) 594-7000 | cnu.edu | Paul S. Trible Jr. | 113 | 4,968 |
| 10 | Norfolk State University | Norfolk | (757) 823-8600 | nsu.edu | Melvin T. Stith4 | 860 | 4,445 |
| 11 | Virginia State University | Petersburg | (804) 524-5000 | vsu.edu | Makola M. Abdullah | 533 | 4,180 |
| 12 | Longwood University | Farmville | (434) 395-2000 | longwood.edu | W. Taylor Reveley IV | 973 | 4,101 |
| 13 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg | (540) 654-1000 | umw.edu | Troy D. Paino | 764 | 4,044 |
| 14 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington | (540) 464-7211 | vmi.edu | J.H. Binford Peay III5 | 0 | 1,722 |
| 15 | U.Va.'s College at Wise | Wise | (276) 328-0100 | uvawise.edu | Donna Price Henry6 | 885 | 1,210 |
| 16 | Richard Bland College7 | Petersburg | (804) 862-6100 | rbc.edu | Debbie L. Sydow | 1,368 | 780 |
1 Based on fall 2017 enrollment numbers
2 Sullivan is retiring this summer. James E. Ryan will take over Oct. 1.
3 Reveley is retiring this summer. Katherine Rowe will succeed him July 1.
4 Interim president
5 Superintendent
6 Chancellor
7 Junior college of the College of William & Mary
Source: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
