Registered Nurse Programs in Virginia: 67 Colleges and Schools
67 Virginia schools reported registered nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 6,564 students: 33 public, 20 private nonprofit, 14 private for-profit, grouped below by city.
67
Schools in Virginia
6,564
Graduates in 2024
33
Public colleges
14
Private for-profit schools
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · Virginia · CIP 51.3801
67 schools in Virginia graduated 6,564 RNs in 2024, out of 2,125 schools nationally. By type: 33 public, 20 private nonprofit, 14 private for-profit. Credentials offered: bachelor's (37), associate (32), certificate (13), master's (8), doctorate (1).
The largest program is ECPI University in Virginia Beach with 1,010 graduates. The full list is grouped by city so you can find one near you.
Who runs the 67 Virginia schools
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Public · 49%
20
Private nonprofit · 30%
14
Private for-profit · 21%
NCES IPEDS 2024 · institution control
Largest programs in Virginia
| # | School | City | 2024 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECPI University | Virginia Beach | 1,010 |
| 2 | Central Virginia Community College | Lynchburg | 443 |
| 3 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | 274 |
| 4 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk | 264 |
| 5 | George Mason University | Fairfax | 260 |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions
NCLEX-RN pass rates in Virginia, 2025
The Virginia Board of Nursing publishes the share of each program's graduates who passed the NCLEX-RN on their first attempt in 2025.
| Program | Type | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University - Accelerated BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Longwood University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 41 | 41 | 100% |
| Radford Universtity Carlion Acc BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 27 | 27 | 100% |
| Saint Michael College of Allied Health | Associate (ADN) | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Southside VA CC-John H. Daniel | Associate (ADN) | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Southside VA CC-South Boston | Associate (ADN) | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Southwest VA CC | Associate (ADN) | 35 | 35 | 100% |
| Virginia Western Community College | Associate (ADN) | 32 | 32 | 100% |
| Wytheville Community College | Associate (ADN) | 41 | 41 | 100% |
| Bryant & Stratton College - VA Beach | Associate (ADN) | 57 | 56 | 98% |
| Radford University Carilion Trad BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 48 | 47 | 98% |
| Tidewater Community College | Associate (ADN) | 63 | 61 | 97% |
| ECPI University, ADN - Northern VA | Associate (ADN) | 100 | 96 | 96% |
| James Madison University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 210 | 202 | 96% |
| Liberty University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 199 | 191 | 96% |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Associate (ADN) | 121 | 116 | 96% |
| Sentara Clinical Nurse Leader - MSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 26 | 25 | 96% |
| Shenandoah University Eleanor Wade Custer S/N | Bachelor's (BSN) | 96 | 92 | 96% |
| ECPI University, ADN - Richmond | Associate (ADN) | 59 | 56 | 95% |
| ECPI University - Richmond BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 20 | 19 | 95% |
| Old Dominion University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 82 | 78 | 95% |
| Patrick & Henry Community Col | Associate (ADN) | 19 | 18 | 95% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 172 | 163 | 95% |
| Brightpoint Community College (John Tyler Community Col) | Associate (ADN) | 111 | 104 | 94% |
| ECPI University - Virginia Beach - BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 34 | 32 | 94% |
| J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Col | Associate (ADN) | 51 | 48 | 94% |
| Laurel Ridge Community College (Lord Fairfax Comm Col ) | Associate (ADN) | 64 | 60 | 94% |
| Norfolk State Univ Traditional BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 18 | 17 | 94% |
| University of Virginia-MSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 34 | 32 | 94% |
| Eastern Virginia Career College | Associate (ADN) | 48 | 44 | 92% |
| Emory and Henry University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 13 | 12 | 92% |
| Southside Va Comm College | Associate (ADN) | 13 | 12 | 92% |
| University of Lynchburg | Bachelor's (BSN) | 39 | 36 | 92% |
| Blue Ridge Community Col | Associate (ADN) | 45 | 41 | 91% |
| Southside College of Health Sciences | Associate (ADN) | 54 | 49 | 91% |
| The George Washington University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 163 | 149 | 91% |
| Arizona College | Bachelor's (BSN) | 41 | 37 | 90% |
| Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | Bachelor's (BSN) | 188 | 170 | 90% |
| ECPI University - Manassas - BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 20 | 18 | 90% |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Associate (ADN) | 31 | 28 | 90% |
| Rappahannock Comm College | Associate (ADN) | 51 | 46 | 90% |
| Centra College of Nursing, ADN | Associate (ADN) | 75 | 67 | 89% |
| Randolph-Macon College | Bachelor's (BSN) | 27 | 24 | 89% |
| Riverside College of Health Careers | Associate (ADN) | 54 | 48 | 89% |
| Virginia Highlands CC | Associate (ADN) | 72 | 64 | 89% |
| Galen College - Richmond LPN/LVN Bridge | Associate (ADN) | 77 | 68 | 88% |
| Galen College - Roanoke - Traditional ADN | Associate (ADN) | 33 | 29 | 88% |
| Radford University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 65 | 57 | 88% |
| Standard Health Care , Inc. LPN to ADN | Associate (ADN) | 92 | 81 | 88% |
| Bryant & Stratton College - Hampton | Associate (ADN) | 31 | 27 | 87% |
| Galen College - Roanoke LPN/LVN to RN Bridge | Associate (ADN) | 30 | 26 | 87% |
| Sentara College of Health Sciences | Bachelor's (BSN) | 91 | 79 | 87% |
| Germanna Community College | Associate (ADN) | 195 | 168 | 86% |
| ECPI University, ADN - Newport News | Associate (ADN) | 123 | 105 | 85% |
| University of Virginia | Bachelor's (BSN) | 107 | 91 | 85% |
| VA Peninsula Com Coll (Thomas Nelson Community Col ) | Associate (ADN) | 33 | 28 | 85% |
| Bryant & Stratton College - Richmond | Associate (ADN) | 146 | 122 | 84% |
| Eastern Mennonite University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 45 | 38 | 84% |
| Galen College - Richmond - Traditional ADN | Associate (ADN) | 74 | 62 | 84% |
| South University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 25 | 21 | 84% |
| Averett University - Norfolk Campus | Bachelor's (BSN) | 60 | 50 | 83% |
| ECPI University, ADN - Virginia Beach | Associate (ADN) | 199 | 164 | 82% |
| Danville Community College | Associate (ADN) | 26 | 21 | 81% |
| Geo. Mason Univ. Acc 2nd Deg BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 83 | 67 | 81% |
| Chamberlain College of Nursing | Bachelor's (BSN) | 133 | 106 | 80% |
| Ferrum College | Bachelor's (BSN) | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Marymount University-BSN | Bachelor's (BSN) | 61 | 48 | 79% |
| The Univ of Virginia Col at Wise | Bachelor's (BSN) | 24 | 19 | 79% |
| ECPI University - Roanoke | Associate (ADN) | 64 | 50 | 78% |
| Piedmont Virginia Community Col | Associate (ADN) | 76 | 59 | 78% |
| Paul D Camp Comm College | Associate (ADN) | 33 | 25 | 76% |
| South University - VA Beach | Bachelor's (BSN) | 25 | 19 | 76% |
| George Mason University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 88 | 65 | 74% |
| Marymount University-Accelerated | Bachelor's (BSN) | 57 | 42 | 74% |
| New River Community College | Associate (ADN) | 58 | 43 | 74% |
| Mountain Gateway Com Coll (Dabney S. Lancaster Com Co)l | Associate (ADN) | 33 | 24 | 73% |
| Averett University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 19 | 13 | 68% |
| Fortis College - Norfolk Traditional | Associate (ADN) | 32 | 19 | 59% |
| Hampton University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 17 | 9 | 53% |
| Fortis College Richmond | Associate (ADN) | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Bluefield University | Bachelor's (BSN) | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Virginia Board of Nursing, NCLEX-RN first-time pass rates, 2025 (source, read November 2, 2026) · 81 of 81 programs have a published rate; "not reported" = the board published no rate for the program that year; "no test takers" = nobody from the program tested that year · rates rounded to whole percents · program names as the board lists them
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67 of 67 schools listed · 44 cities
| School | Type | Credentials | 2024 graduates | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond programs · 5 schools | ||||
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Public | bachelor's | 203 | Website ↗ |
| Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 137 | Website ↗ |
| Galen Health Institutes-Richmond | Private for-profit | associate | 93 | Website ↗ |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 88 | Website ↗ |
| Fortis College-Richmond | Private for-profit | associate | 16 | Website ↗ |
| Virginia Beach programs · 5 schools | ||||
| ECPI University | Private for-profit | associate, bachelor's, master's | 1,010 | Website ↗ |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit | associate | 200 | Website ↗ |
| South University-Virginia Beach | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 28 | Website ↗ |
| Regent University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 10 | Website ↗ |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 4 | Website ↗ |
| Lynchburg programs · 4 schools | ||||
| Central Virginia Community College | Public | certificate | 443 | Website ↗ |
| Liberty University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's | 242 | Website ↗ |
| Centra College | Private nonprofit | associate, bachelor's | 76 | Website ↗ |
| University of Lynchburg | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 38 | Website ↗ |
| Norfolk programs · 4 schools | ||||
| Old Dominion University | Public | bachelor's, master's | 264 | Website ↗ |
| Tidewater Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 69 | Website ↗ |
| Fortis College-Norfolk | Private for-profit | associate | 54 | Website ↗ |
| Norfolk State University | Public | bachelor's | 24 | Website ↗ |
| Arlington · 2 schools | ||||
| Marymount University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's | 105 | Website ↗ |
| Strayer University-Virginia | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Charlottesville programs · 2 schools | ||||
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Public | bachelor's, master's | 251 | Website ↗ |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College | Public | associate | 88 | Website ↗ |
| Chesapeake · 2 schools | ||||
| Sentara College of Health Sciences | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's | 94 | Website ↗ |
| Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Danville programs · 2 schools | ||||
| Averett University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 78 | Website ↗ |
| Danville Community College | Public | associate | 30 | Website ↗ |
| Falls Church · 2 schools | ||||
| Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing | Private for-profit | associate | 86 | Website ↗ |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Fredericksburg programs · 2 schools | ||||
| Eastern Virginia Career College | Private for-profit | associate | 53 | Website ↗ |
| University of Mary Washington | Public | bachelor's | 37 | Website ↗ |
| Hampton programs · 2 schools | ||||
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 46 | Website ↗ |
| Hampton University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's, doctorate | 10 | Website ↗ |
| Harrisonburg programs · 2 schools | ||||
| James Madison University | Public | bachelor's | 274 | Website ↗ |
| Eastern Mennonite University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, certificate | 69 | Website ↗ |
| Roanoke programs · 2 schools | ||||
| Virginia Western Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 83 | Website ↗ |
| Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke | Private for-profit | associate | 2 | Website ↗ |
| Abingdon · 1 school | ||||
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Public | associate | 76 | Website ↗ |
| Alberta · 1 school | ||||
| Southside Virginia Community College | Public | associate | 48 | Website ↗ |
| Annandale · 1 school | ||||
| Northern Virginia Community College | Public | associate | 127 | Website ↗ |
| Ashland · 1 school | ||||
| Randolph-Macon College | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 27 | Website ↗ |
| Big Stone Gap · 1 school | ||||
| Mountain Empire Community College | Public | associate | 42 | Website ↗ |
| Bluefield · 1 school | ||||
| Bluefield University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 8 | Website ↗ |
| Cedar Bluff · 1 school | ||||
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Public | associate | 37 | Website ↗ |
| Chester · 1 school | ||||
| Brightpoint Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 144 | Website ↗ |
| Clifton Forge · 1 school | ||||
| Mountain Gateway Community College | Public | associate | 31 | Website ↗ |
| Colonial Heights · 1 school | ||||
| Southside College of Health Sciences | Private nonprofit | associate | 45 | Website ↗ |
| Dublin · 1 school | ||||
| New River Community College | Public | associate | 43 | Website ↗ |
| Emory · 1 school | ||||
| Emory & Henry University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 9 | Website ↗ |
| Fairfax · 1 school | ||||
| George Mason University | Public | bachelor's, master's | 260 | Website ↗ |
| Farmville · 1 school | ||||
| Longwood University | Public | bachelor's | 55 | Website ↗ |
| Ferrum · 1 school | ||||
| Ferrum College | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 10 | Website ↗ |
| Franklin · 1 school | ||||
| Paul D Camp Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 34 | Website ↗ |
| Glen Allen · 1 school | ||||
| South University-Richmond | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 30 | Website ↗ |
| Glenns · 1 school | ||||
| Rappahannock Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 106 | Website ↗ |
| Locust Grove · 1 school | ||||
| Germanna Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 159 | Website ↗ |
| Martinsville · 1 school | ||||
| Patrick & Henry Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 18 | Website ↗ |
| Middletown · 1 school | ||||
| Laurel Ridge Community College | Public | associate | 62 | Website ↗ |
| Newport News · 1 school | ||||
| Riverside College of Health Careers | Private nonprofit | associate, bachelor's | 97 | Website ↗ |
| Petersburg · 1 school | ||||
| Virginia State University | Public | bachelor's | 2 | Website ↗ |
| Radford · 1 school | ||||
| Radford University | Public | bachelor's | 259 | Website ↗ |
| Salem · 1 school | ||||
| American National University | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 1 | Website ↗ |
| Staunton · 1 school | ||||
| Mary Baldwin University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 8 | Website ↗ |
| Vienna · 1 school | ||||
| Chamberlain University-Virginia | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 217 | Website ↗ |
| Weyers Cave · 1 school | ||||
| Blue Ridge Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 128 | Website ↗ |
| Winchester · 1 school | ||||
| Shenandoah University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 108 | Website ↗ |
| Wise · 1 school | ||||
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Public | bachelor's | 28 | Website ↗ |
| Wytheville · 1 school | ||||
| Wytheville Community College | Public | associate, certificate | 40 | Website ↗ |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · 67 schools · type is institution control · a listing is not a statement of accreditation or state approval
Nearby states
| State | Schools | 2024 graduates | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 67 | 6,564 | this page |
| North Carolina | 92 | 6,360 | Programs in North Carolina → |
| Tennessee | 50 | 4,558 | Programs in Tennessee → |
| Kentucky | 42 | 5,862 | Programs in Kentucky → |
| Maryland | 28 | 3,450 | Programs in Maryland → |
| West Virginia | 27 | 1,862 | Programs in West Virginia → |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · bordering states
Questions about RN programs in Virginia
- How many RN programs are in Virginia?
- 67 colleges and schools reported registered nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 6,564 students.
- Which Virginia program is the largest?
- ECPI University in Virginia Beach, with 1,010 graduates in 2024, followed by Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg (443).
- Are Virginia programs mostly public?
- 33 public, 20 private nonprofit, 14 private for-profit of the 67 schools.
- What does an RN earn in Virginia?
- Typical RN pay in Virginia is $93,600 a year (BLS OES May 2025), against $97,550 nationally.