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Analysis of Net Price at Virginia's Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities
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Four-Year Institution NameAverage Net Price for Low-Income Students ($0-30K), 2011-12Average Net Price for Low-Income Students as a Percentage of Median Family Income for Bottom 20% of Virginia Families ($20,467)Average Net Price After Grants, 2011-12Average Net Price as a Percentage of Median Family Income for Virginia Families ($62,616)Relative Affordability Ratio*
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Bethel CollegeN/AN/A$5,6439.0%N/A
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Hampden-Sydney College$8,15439.8%$19,97431.9%1.2 x
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University of Richmond$9,09844.5%$22,45335.9%1.2 x
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Virginia University of Lynchburg$10,57651.7%$10,54016.8%3.1 x
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Washington and Lee University$13,74167.1%$18,78830.0%2.2 x
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Ferrum College$13,87667.8%$17,41127.8%2.4 x
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Saint Pauls College$14,44770.6%$15,77925.2%2.8 x
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Southern Virginia University$14,92772.9%$18,70929.9%2.4 x
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Emory & Henry College$15,50075.7%$19,38931.0%2.4 x
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Regent University$16,04178.4%$19,64831.4%2.5 x
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Mary Baldwin College$16,26079.4%$18,84930.1%2.6 x
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Averett University$16,44380.3%$18,42029.4%2.7 x
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Randolph College$16,59081.1%$26,39742.2%1.9 x
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Hollins University$17,18484.0%$20,68533.0%2.5 x
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Virginia Union University$17,58585.9%$18,76030.0%2.9 x
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Lynchburg College$18,02388.1%$22,81036.4%2.4 x
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Bridgewater College$18,12788.6%$20,98533.5%2.6 x
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Sweet Briar College$18,27289.3%$24,72539.5%2.3 x
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Jefferson College of Health Sciences$18,64791.1%$21,15333.8%2.7 x
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Marymount University$18,78191.8%$22,88236.5%2.5 x
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Eastern Mennonite University$18,80291.9%$20,32132.5%2.8 x
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Bluefield College$18,83692.0%$21,05233.6%2.7 x
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Virginia Wesleyan College$18,97692.7%$22,73036.3%2.6 x
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Randolph-Macon College$19,23394.0%$23,96738.3%2.5 x
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Averett University-Non-Traditional Programs$19,37394.7%$21,29834.0%2.8 x
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Hampton University$20,39799.7%$21,04933.6%3 x
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Roanoke College$20,584100.6%$26,46642.3%2.4 x
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Shenandoah University$20,904102.1%$26,10141.7%2.5 x
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Virginia Intermont College$22,084107.9%$24,15438.6%2.8 x
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Liberty University$23,178113.2%$22,79836.4%3.1 x
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Institutional Average of Four-Year Private Non-Profit Sector
$17,057 83.3%$20,465 32.7%2.5x
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*The relative affordability ratio compares how much low-income students and average Virginia students sare paying for college, relative to their income. A score of 1 indicates the net price between low-income students and average Virginia students is an equivalent percentage of their median family income. A score above 1 indicates low-income students are paying a higher net price, relative to their income. A score below 1 indicates low-income students are paying a lower net price, relative to their income.
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Source: College Results Online, 2012