Alternatives to Centra College
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $25k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 22,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Places a focus on psychology, medical, and social work programs. SAT 1200, ACT 26 to enroll.
Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $15k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. More than 96,800 students. Relatively safe campus. Popular management, psychology, and education programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1110, ACT 25 to enroll.
Radford UniversityRadford, VA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $20k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 7,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for offering nursing, education, and medical programs. ROTC programs. SAT 1030, ACT 21 to enroll.
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $34k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 28,100 students. Dangerous campus. Focus on medical, education, and biology programs. SAT 1130, ACT 26 to enroll.
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $20k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Around 18,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Well known for education, business, and management programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1130, ACT 25 to enroll.
Duke UniversityDurham, NC
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $60k. Above average on-campus housing option. About 18,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Popular management, engineering, and biology programs. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $53k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Over 26,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Places a focus on general studies, management, and engineering programs. SAT 1450, ACT 33 to enroll.
Other Nearby Colleges
University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $35k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. More than 2,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for offering medical assistant, medical, and management programs. Affiliated with Christian Church Disciples of Christ. SAT 1080, ACT 25 to enroll.
Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $8k. Affordable on-campus housing option. Roughly 900 students. Relatively safe campus. Focus on management, business, and sociology and anthropology programs. Affiliated with Baptist Church.
Randolph CollegeLynchburg, VA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $27k. Affordable on-campus housing option. Around 600 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong presence in occupational therapy, biology, and education programs. Affiliated with United Methodist Church. SAT 1020, ACT 26 to enroll.
Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg, VA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $10k. Roughly 3,400 students. Generally safe campus. Well known for their general studies, industrial technologies, and medical programs. ROTC programs are available.
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $23k. Affordable on-campus housing option. More than 500 students. Dangerous campus. Offers strong biology, psychology, and business programs. SAT 1160, ACT 26 to enroll.
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, VA
Bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $19k. Affordable on-campus housing option. Around 1,100 students. Generally safe campus. Offers strong business, biology, and psychology programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1060, ACT 21 to enroll.
Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA
Bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $40k. Affordable on-campus housing option. Approximately 1,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Top offerings include engineering, political science, and economics programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1170, ACT 26 to enroll.
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA
Bachelor's and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $61k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. About 2,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Offers strong business, management, and law programs. SAT 1450, ACT 33 to enroll.
Hampden Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, VA
Bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $48k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 900 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for economics, management, and business programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1140, ACT 26 to enroll.
Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $40k. Above average on-campus housing. About 900 students. Relatively safe campus. Focus on English and literature, psychology, and theater and drama programs. SAT 1170, ACT 28 to enroll.
Longwood UniversityFarmville, VA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $21k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Roughly 4,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Top offerings include business, management, and education programs. ROTC programs. ACT 23 to enroll.
American National UniversitySalem, VA
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $11k. About 1,200 students. Safe campus. Places a focus on medical assistant, management, and business programs.