Top Ranked Universities in Virginia - Highest Overall School Score

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Top Ranked Universities in Virginia - Highest Overall School Score

Rank in Virginia			Highest Overall School Score
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	Washington and Lee University	98.24	98.39 (↓0.1%)
2	2	College of William and Mary	97.89	No Change
3	3	University of Richmond	97.23	No Change
4	4	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	95.90	No Change
5	5	University of Virginia-Main Campus	95.73	95.45 (↑0.3%)
6 ↑	30	Virginia Military Institute	94.10	80.39 (↑17.0%)
7 ↓	6	James Madison University	92.60	92.79 (↓0.2%)
8 ↑	10	Hampden-Sydney College	91.42	89.76 (↑1.9%)
9 ↑	12	Christopher Newport University	90.73	89.49 (↑1.4%)
10 ↑	19	Randolph-Macon College	90.67	86.47 (↑4.9%)
11 ↓	7	George Mason University	90.19	91.25 (↓1.2%)
12 ↑	54	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chesapeake	89.91	57.02 (↑57.7%)
13 ↑	16	University of Mary Washington	89.47	87.74 (↑2.0%)
14 ↑	20	Shenandoah University	89.42	86.32 (↑3.6%)
15 ↓	9	Roanoke College	89.28	90.21 (↓1.0%)
16 ↑	28	Hollins University	89.04	82.98 (↑7.3%)
17 ↓	15	Virginia Commonwealth University	87.58	87.93 (↓0.4%)
18 ↓	13	University of Lynchburg	86.95	88.19 (↓1.4%)
19 ↑	24	Sweet Briar College	85.98	84.03 (↑2.3%)
20 ↑	29	Southern Virginia University	85.72	81.49 (↑5.2%)

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