Nearby colleges
Colleges near Virginia Beach, VA
19 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Virginia Beach, Virginia — 8 in Virginia Beach itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Virginia Beach by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Virginia Peninsula Community College ($5,088)
- Median in-state tuition (19 reporting)
- $17,250
- Median net price after aid (16 reporting)
- $20,334
- Highest graduation rate
- Advanced Technology Institute (79%)
- Most selective
- Riverside College of Health Careers (13% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (32,106 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Virginia Beach
Nearest first. Showing 19 of 19. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Virginia Beach campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach | <1 mi | Virginia Beach, VA | $18,489 | $12,038 | 100% | 24% | University |
| South University-Virginia Beach | <1 mi | Virginia Beach, VA | $18,145 | $27,843 | 100% | 8% | University |
| ECPI University | 3 mi | Virginia Beach, VA | $18,484 | $22,965 | 75% | 42% | University |
| Advanced Technology Institute | 3 mi | Virginia Beach, VA | $14,568 | $16,358 | 54% | 79% | Community college |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 3 mi | Virginia Beach, VA | $37,500 | $19,676 | 73% | 42% | University |
| Regent University | 3 mi | Virginia Beach, VA | $20,600 | $19,923 | 38% | 57% | University |
| Fortis College-Norfolk | 3 mi | Norfolk, VA | $14,801 | $24,764 | 100% | 30% | Community college |
| Centura College-Virginia Beach | 4 mi | Virginia Beach, VA | $16,637 | $27,538 | 100% | 71% | Community college |
| Virginia Beach Theological Seminary | 5 mi | Virginia Beach, VA | $18,529 | Not reported | 39% | Not reported | University |
| Centura College-Chesapeake | 7 mi | Chesapeake, VA | $16,637 | $26,254 | 100% | 67% | University |
| Sentara College of Health Sciences | 7 mi | Chesapeake, VA | $18,529 | Not reported | 49% | Not reported | University |
| Norfolk State University | 7 mi | Norfolk, VA | $10,180 | $15,282 | 88% | 39% | University |
| Centura College-Norfolk | 8 mi | Norfolk, VA | $16,637 | $31,032 | 100% | 73% | Community college |
| Tidewater Community College | 9 mi | Norfolk, VA | $5,730 | $7,991 | 100% | 32% | Community college |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | 10 mi | Norfolk, VA | $18,529 | Not reported | 91% | Not reported | University |
| Old Dominion University | 10 mi | Norfolk, VA | $12,750 | $14,638 | 90% | 46% | University |
| Hampton University | 17 mi | Hampton, VA | $30,592 | $25,319 | 62% | 57% | University |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | 23 mi | Hampton, VA | $5,088 | $7,012 | 100% | 34% | Community college |
| Riverside College of Health Careers | 23 mi | Newport News, VA | $17,250 | $20,744 | 13% | 63% | University |
What the Virginia Beach area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Virginia Beach CampusPin finds 19 colleges. 8 of them are in Virginia Beach itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Virginia Beach campus cluster.
- Virginia Peninsula Community College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 19 nearby colleges listed, at $5,088. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 6 of the 19 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Virginia Beach is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Virginia Beach anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Virginia Beach, VA?
- CampusPin finds 19 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Virginia Beach, Virginia. That includes 8 located in Virginia Beach itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Virginia Beach?
- Of the colleges on this page, Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach is the nearest to the Virginia Beach campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Virginia Beach?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Virginia Beach, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Virginia Beach come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
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Suggested citation
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