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{{As of|2020}}, Virginia has the [[List of U.S. states and territories by educational attainment|sixth-highest percent of residents]] with bachelor's degrees or higher, with 39.5%.<ref name=QuickFacts/> The [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]] recognizes 163 [[List of colleges and universities in Virginia|colleges and universities in Virginia]].<ref name=nces>{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=VA|title=College Navigator—Search Results|website=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]|publisher=[[United States Department of Education]]|year=2022|access-date=August 9, 2022}}</ref> In the 2022 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranking of national public universities, the [[University of Virginia]] is ranked 3rd, the [[College of William and Mary]] is 13th, [[Virginia Tech]] is 23rd, [[George Mason University]] is 65th, [[James Madison University]] is 72nd, and [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] is 83rd.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.thecentersquare.com/virginia/report-uva-is-3rd-best-public-university-william-mary-drops/article_2394aca6-3387-11ed-b0bf-ef82afeff89a.html |title= Report: UVA is 3rd best public university; William & Mary drops |first= Tyler |last= Arnold |website= The Center Square |date= September 13, 2022 |access-date= February 7, 2023}}</ref> There are 119 private institutions in the state, including [[Washington and Lee University]] and the [[University of Richmond]], which are ranked as the country's 11th and 18th best liberal arts colleges respectively.<ref name=nces/><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/va?schoolType=national-liberal-arts-colleges |title= National Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking |website= U.S. News & World Report |date= September 2022 |access-date= February 7, 2023}}</ref>
Virginia Tech and [[Virginia State University]] are the state's [[land-grant university|land-grant universities]], and Virginia State is one of five [[historically black colleges and universities]] in Virginia.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://richmondmagazine.com/news/the-fierce-five-virginia-hbcus/ |title= The Fierce Five: Virginia HBCUs |magazine= Richmond Magazine |first= Samantha |last= Willis |date= September 22, 2015 |access-date= May 26, 2021}}</ref> The [[Virginia Military Institute]] is the oldest state [[military academy|military college]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.richmond.com/news/local/education/we-were-no-different-virginia-military-institute-integrated-years-ago/article_571bc89f-cb06-5995-a812-dfc12f3616db.html |title= 'We were no different': Virginia Military Institute integrated 50 years ago |first= Justin |last= Mattingly |newspaper= Richmond Times-Dispatch |date= December 20, 2018 |access-date= March 16, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181224102115/https://www.richmond.com/news/local/education/we-were-no-different-virginia-military-institute-integrated-years-ago/article_571bc89f-cb06-5995-a812-dfc12f3616db.html |archive-date= December 24, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref> Virginia also operates [[Virginia Community College System|23 community colleges]] on 40 campuses which enrolled 218,985 degree-seeking students during the 2020–2021 school year.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.vccs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/VCCS-Fact-Sheet-2019-2020-1-1.docx |format= DOCX |title= VCCS Fact Sheet 2020–2021 |publisher=Virginia's Community Colleges |date= March 9, 2021 |access-date= July 8, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, the state made community college free for most low- and middle-income students.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/virginia-governor-signs-bills-creating-tuition-free-community-college-program-for-low-middle-income-students/ |title= Virginia governor signs bills creating tuition-free community college program for low, middle-income students |website= ABC8 WRIC |first= Delaney |last= Hall |date= March 30, 2021 |access-date= March 31, 2021}}</ref> George Mason University had the largest on-campus enrollment at
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