Averett University
Danville, Virginia
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,231 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 57%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $27,629per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 47%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,69310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Averett lowered tuition by nearly $15,000 to under $25,000 per year, pairing it with a single fee covering campus technology, parking, and health services.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 57%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 926–1143Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 15–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $27,629full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $54,840sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $39,670Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 47%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 65%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,69310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,231Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 44%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 38%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA — admits 73%
- Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA — admits 92%
- Emory & Henry University Emory, VA — admits 84%
- Virginia Union University Richmond, VA — admits 98%
Also worth a look
- University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA — admits 43%
- Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA — admits 41%
- Friends University Wichita, KS — admits 55%
- Washington College Chestertown, MD — admits 57%
- Alma College Alma, MI — admits 57%
- Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC — admits 62%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Averett University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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