6 Best colleges for Petroleum Engineering in Virginia

Below is a list of best universities in Virginia ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 12.2M citations received by 504K academic papers made by 6 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

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

2. Marymount University

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$26,717
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$22,448

3. University of Virginia

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

4. Old Dominion University

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

5. George Mason University

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

6. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

Closest to Virginia states to learn Petroleum Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
North Carolina 4 33
Maryland 4 41
Pennsylvania 8 8
South Carolina 3 76
Ohio 8 13
New Jersey 3 24
Tennessee 3 109
Georgia 5 36
Indiana 3 44
New York 16 16
Rhode Island 3 98
Massachusetts 9 6
Alabama 4 96
Illinois 7 25
Michigan 5 9
Florida 10 39
Mississippi 3 75
Wisconsin 3 18
Missouri 3 34
Iowa 2 57
Louisiana 5 15
Minnesota 2 40
Oklahoma 3 5
Texas 16 1
Colorado 4 4
New Mexico 3 27
Montana 2 136
Utah 3 19
Washington 3 35
Oregon 4 88
California 15 2