25 Best colleges for Marketing in Virginia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Virginia ranked based on their research performance in Marketing. A graph of 982K citations received by 26.7K academic papers made by 25 universities in Virginia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg

For Marketing

#36 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. University of Virginia

Charlottesville

For Marketing

#39 in the United States

#41 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

3. George Mason University

Fairfax

For Marketing

#78 in the United States

#90 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

4. Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond

For Marketing

#121 in the United States

#143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

5. Old Dominion University

Norfolk

For Marketing

#131 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

6. Marymount University

Arlington

For Marketing

#145 in the United States

#169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,147
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $28,003

7. College of William and Mary

Williamsburg

For Marketing

#208 in the United States

#237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1438
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

8. James Madison University

Harrisonburg

For Marketing

#213 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

9. University of Richmond

Richmond

For Marketing

#234 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $35,263

10. Stratford University

Fairfax

For Marketing

#320 in the United States

#356 in North America

Net Price: $23,243
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $4,605
Enrollment: 1,947

11. Radford University

Radford

For Marketing

#404 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

12. Norfolk State University

Norfolk

For Marketing

#464 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

13. Washington and Lee University

Lexington

For Marketing

#482 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,667

14. Virginia State University

Petersburg

For Marketing

#508 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 925
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 92%

15. Christopher Newport University

Newport News

For Marketing

#530 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 77%

16. University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg

For Marketing

#538 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $22,921
Receiving Aid: 100%

17. Emory & Henry College

Emory

For Marketing

#550 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $21,714

18. Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk

For Marketing

#565 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,235
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1973

19. University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg

For Marketing

#588 in the United States

#645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

20. Regent University

Virginia Beach

For Marketing

#600 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $18,314

21. Longwood University

Farmville

For Marketing

#655 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

22. Virginia Military Institute

Lexington

For Marketing

#702 in the United States

#763 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

23. Shenandoah University

Winchester

For Marketing

#707 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $26,400
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,100

24. Liberty University

Lynchburg

For Marketing

#757 in the United States

#821 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Net Price: $29,692
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $12,023

25. Hampton University

Hampton

For Marketing

#777 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1042
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $28,576

Closest to Virginia states to learn Marketing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	124
District of Columbia	8	63
North Carolina	24	29
Maryland	16	17
Pennsylvania	58	6
South Carolina	14	51
Ohio	31	15
New Jersey	18	31
Kentucky	11	48
Tennessee	22	46
Georgia	28	27
Indiana	16	25
New York	86	7
Connecticut	18	30
Rhode Island	7	122
Massachusetts	45	4
Alabama	17	80
Vermont	3	138
Illinois	32	12
Michigan	19	1
New Hampshire	6	50
Florida	34	13
Mississippi	7	105
Wisconsin	18	21
Missouri	21	54
Maine	6	245
Arkansas	12	98
Iowa	6	32
Louisiana	16	76
Minnesota	19	18
Kansas	8	75
Oklahoma	11	86
Nebraska	7	71
South Dakota	5	338
Texas	56	5
North Dakota	3	190
Colorado	14	73
New Mexico	4	115
Puerto Rico	7	490
Montana	3	209
Utah	6	62
Arizona	6	16
Idaho	3	171
Washington	14	19
Oregon	13	93
California	82	2
Hawaii	3	106

Closest to Virginia states to learn Marketing

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