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Division III · USA South Athletic Conference

Southern Virginia University · Campus

Buena Vista, VA · Town · Private · Liberal arts college · the Knights · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Town, some distance from a city
Setting
Buena Vista, VA
967
Undergraduates
Under 1,000
17:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
82%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
73%
From out of state
first-year students
$9k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k

The place

  • SettingTown, some distance from a city Buena Vista, VA
  • TypePrivate · Liberal arts college
  • CalendarSemester
  • Admissions100% admitted · admissions
Southern Virginia University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Where first-years come from

12%73%
In state 12%Other states 73%

Division III median: 66% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

76%
White 76%Hispanic 7%Black 5%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 2%American Indian 1%Pacific Islander 3%
  • Women48%
  • Full-time96% of undergraduates · median 94%
  • First-year class301 entered last fall
  • Transfers in81 8% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online0% take some classes online
  • Registered with disability services7% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$9,376$3,500$12,876
Off campus$7,000$3,500$10,500
With family—$3,500$3,500

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCNot offered
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportNot reported
  • Campus safety1.42 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division III
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · majors

Division III campuses

39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%

21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division III schools; every list Southern Virginia University is on.

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