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October 17, 2025
"As Virginia鈥檚 largest and most diverse public university, George 麻豆视频 is a leader in advancing Virginia as a top state in business and education. George 麻豆视频 serves families by providing flexibility and affordability of educational excellence and serves the commonwealth by driving innovation for economic development. Most of our graduates stay in Virginia and around the Washington, D.C. region, building a strong career-ready pipeline critical to regional and state prosperity." 
President Gregory Washington

 

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George 麻豆视频 #1 in Virginia, DMV public universities for upward mobility; top 5 for best value in VA, according to U.S. News

George 麻豆视频 ranks among Top 50 graduate programs nationally in engineering, public policy, and other fields

麻豆视频 leads Virginia with strong U.S. News online program rankings

George 麻豆视频 ranks #1 in Virginia for best value, internships, and upward mobility

 

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Wall Street Journal/College Pulse

Updated September 30, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Overall 32 71
Best Salaries 12 (Best in VA and the DMV) 42
Best Value 68 95
Social Mobility 54 (Best in VA) 73

 

U.S. News and World Report

Updated September 23, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Overall Ranking 57 117
Best Value 63 156
Social Mobility 64 110
Best College for Veterans 57 78

 

Undergraduate Programs Among Publics Nationally
Business 55 88
Computer Science 50 78
Economics 44 99
Engineering 61 96
Nursing 76 98 (Tied with JMU)
Psychology 59 113

 

Graduate Programs Among Publics Nationally
Biological Sciences (*2022) 68 119 (Tied w/ Virginia Tech)
Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering 54 92
Business/Corporate Law 19 41
Civil Engineering 51 73
Clinical Psychology 76 103
Clinical Training 81 169
Computer Engineering 42 71
Computer Science 35 64
Constitutional Law 20 41
Contracts/Commercial Law 14 30
Criminal Law 45 90
Criminology (*2021) 10 (Best in VA) 10 (Best in VA)
Dispute Resolution 54 119
Doctor of Nursing Practice 6 (Best in VA) 10 (Best in VA)
Earth Sciences (*2023) 92 124
Economics 48 81
Education 77 90
Electrical Engineering 55 90
Engineering (Overall) 52 85
English 54 103
Environmental Law 52 102
Fine Arts (*2020) 42 73
Healthcare Law 56 122
Healthcare Management 16 33
History 36 69
Homeland Security 4 (Best in VA) 4 (Best in VA)
Intellectual Property Law 9 26
International Law 40 82
Law (Overall) 12 31
Mathematics (*2023) 55 91
Most Grads in Federal Clerkships 5 11
Nonprofit Management 10 13
Nursing Masters 9 (Best in VA) 16 (Best in VA)
Part-Time Law 4 9
Part-Time MBA 48 80
Physics (*2023) 72 113
Political Science 48 (Best in VA) 81 (Best in VA)
Public Affairs (Overall) 24 (Best in VA) 36 (Best in VA)
Public Health 40 68
Public Management/Leadership 25 33
Public Policy Analysis 17 31
Psychology 63 107
Social Work (*2024) 45 67
Sociology 53 83
Statistics (*2023) 39 54
Systems Engineering 27 37
Tax Law 46 90
Trial Advocacy 38 96

Online Masters Programs Among Publics Nationally
Business (Non-MBA) 39 56
Business (MBA) 41 (Best in VA) 55 (Best in VA)
MBA for Veterans 30 (Best in VA) 34 (Best in VA)
Education 37 38
Education (Special Education) 6 (Best in VA and the DMV) 5 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Education for Veterans 16 16
Engineering 38 45
Engineering for Veterans 24 39
Industrial Engineering 7 (Best in VA) 10 (Best in VA)
Information Technology 27 39
Information Technology for Veterans 13 21
Nursing 34 41
Nursing for Veterans 9 (Best in VA) 14 (Best in VA)

 

Foundation for Independent Rights and Expression (FIRE) 

Updated September 9, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Student Free Speech and Open Inquiry 21 26

 

Washington Business Journal

Updated October 3, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Overall Ranking 2 (Best in VA) 2 (Best in VA)

 

Washington Monthly

Updated August 26, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars 96 166
Access (Overall) 58 79
Research (Overall) 67 97
Best Bang for the Buck: Southeast 12 (Best in VA) 16 (Best in VA)
Access: Southeast 9 16

 

Forbes

Updated August 26, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Best Colleges 47 114

 

Money

Updated June 25, 2025

Category Overall
Awarded one of America's Best Colleges 4.5/5 Stars

 

EduRank

Updated March 2, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Overall Ranking 64 96
Architecture 21 31
Art History 15 28
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 39 64
Aviation 9 (Best in VA and the DMV) 12 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Broadcast Journalism 46 (Best in VA) 63 (Best in VA)
Cinematography 27 (Best in VA and the DMV) 40 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Communications and Public Relations 33 49
Criminology and Criminal Justice 18 (Best in VA) 26 (Best in VA)
Computer Engineering 40 60
Computer Networking 34 55
Cyber Security 20 (Best in VA) 34 (Best in VA)
Database Administration 18 (Best in VA) 31 (Best in VA)
Data Science 33 52
Early Childhood Education 18 19
Education Majors 39 55
Entrepreneurship 1 (Best in VA and the DMV) 2 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Graphic Design 34 44
Hospitality and Hotel Management 37 41
Human Resource Management 21 33
Human Rights Law 12 (Best in VA) 31 (Best in VA)
Information Technology 34 48
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 (Best in VA) 17 (Best in VA)
International Business 28 49
International Law 13 31
International Relations and Diplomacy 27 46
International Trade 24 43
Law Enforcement 5 (Best in VA and the DMV) 11 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Military Science 30 (Best in VA) 46 (Best in VA)
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 (Best in VA) 22 (Best in VA)
Political Economy 11 (Best in VA) 25 (Best in VA)
Public Policy/Administration 18 (Best in VA) 32 (Best in VA)
Radio and TV Broadcasting 44 (Best in VA) 62 (Best in VA)
Remote Sensing 30 40
Robotics 43 71
Software Engineering 12 17
Special Education 25 31
Urban and Regional Planning 23 34
UX/UI Design 15 20
Web Design and Development 13 (Best in VA) 19 (Best in VA)

 

Times Higher Education

Updated October 9, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Overall 47 84
Arts and Humanities 46 78
Business and Economics 44 69 (Tied with American)
Computer Science 49 76 (Tied with William & Mary)
Education 57 77 (Tied with VCU)
Engineering 61 80
Law 8 20
Life Sciences 67 89
Medical and Health 44 62 (Tied with Virginia Tech)
Physical Sciences 74 97
Psychology 33 64 (Tied with VCU)
Social Sciences 28 58 (Tied with UVA)

 

The Princeton Review

Updated October 25, 2025

Category Nationally
Overall Best Mid-Atlantic
Overall Best 391 Colleges
Overall Best Green Colleges

 

Academic Rankings of World Universities

Updated August 15, 2025

Category Among Publics Nationally
Atmospheric Science 15 (Best in VA) 24 (Best in VA)
Biological Sciences 78 118
Business Administration 53 80
Clinical Medicine 87 108
Communication 50 (Best in VA) 66 (Best in VA)
Computer Science and Engineering 56 84
Earth Sciences 67 85
Ecology 63 81
Economics 13 (Best in VA) 32 (Best in VA)
Education 21 53
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 48
Environmental Science and Engineering 29 43
Geography 44 60
Law 6 (Best in VA) 18 (Best in VA)
Library and Information Science 27 36
Management 30 45
Mathematics 53 82
Political Sciences 41 74
Psychology 46 73
Public Administration 22 (Best in VA) 29 (Best in VA)
Telecommunication Engineering 33 47

 

College Factual*

Updated October 24, 2024

Category Among Publics Nationally
Bachelor's Degree Colleges 36 92
Top Colleges for Veterans in the U.S. (*2021) 1 (Best in VA and the DMV) 1 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Accounting Bachelor's Degrees 11 (Best in VA) 24 (Best in VA)
Biology (General) Bachelor's Degrees 33 48
Business/Commerce (General) Bachelor's Degrees 3 (Best in VA and the DMV) 11 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Computer and Information Sciences Bachelor's Degrees 14 37
Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degrees 8 17
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degrees 1 (Best in VA and the DMV) 2 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degrees 24 31
Homeland Security Bachelor's Degrees 1 (Best in VA and the DMV) 1 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degrees 36 44
International Relations and National Security Bachelor's Degrees 4 23
Liberal Arts/Sciences and Humanities Bachelor's Degrees 5 (Best in VA) 13 (Best in VA)
Management Sciences and Quantitative Bachelor's Degrees 17 (Best in VA) 33 (Best in VA)
Other Health Professions Bachelor's Degrees 10 17
Psychology (General) Bachelor's Degrees 21 32
Public Administration Bachelor's Degrees 4 (Best in VA and the DMV) 5 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Public Health Bachelor's Degrees 26 32
Security Science and Technology Bachelor's Degrees 2 (Best in VA and the DMV) 2 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Social Work Bachelor's Degrees 32 36
Special Education Bachelor's Degrees 14 (Best in VA) 18 (Best in VA)
Visual and Performing Arts (General) Bachelor's Degrees 5 (Best in VA and the DMV) 7 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Writing Studies Best Schools 8 (Best in VA) 12 (Best in VA)
Writing Studies Bachelor's Degrees 6 (Best in VA) 7 (Best in VA)
Writing Studies Master's Degrees 5 (Best in VA) 10 (Best in VA)

 

The New York Times*

Updated September 8, 2023

Category Among Publics Nationally
Economic Diversity 19 (Best in VA and the DMV) 56 (Best in VA and the DMV)

 

National Science Foundation*

Updated November 30, 2023

Category Among Publics Nationally
Total Research Funding 77 117
Federally Funded Research 75 121
Computer and Information Sciences: Total Research Funding 27 43
Computer and Information Sciences: Federally Funded Research 20 32
Engineering: Total Research Funding 56 79
Engineering: Federally Funded Research 37 57
Geosciences, Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences: Total Research Funding 44 54
Geosciences, Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences: Federally Funded Research 31 40
Mathematics: Total Research Funding 65 89
Mathematics: Federally Funded Research 44 65
Non-Medical Schools: Total Research Funding 60 86
Non-Science and Engineering: Total Research Funding 56 79
Non-Science and Engineering: Federally Funded Research 67 101
Psychology: Total Research Funding 76 109
Psychology: Federally Funded Research 60 91
Social Sciences: Total Research Funding 7 (Best in VA and the DMV) 10 (Best in VA and the DMV)
Social Sciences: Federally Funded Research 19 (Best in VA) 24 (Best in VA)

* Based on last released rankings data

George 麻豆视频 highlighted as one of Carnegie鈥檚 Opportunity Colleges and Universities

Carnegie said universities earning this distinction 鈥渁re higher access, higher earnings institutions that can serve as a model for fostering student success,鈥 according to information from the foundation. 

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George 麻豆视频 plays a vital role in advancing Virginia as America鈥檚 top state in business

CNBC has named Virginia America鈥檚 Top State for Business in 2024, and the No. 1 state for education, dual distinctions that highlight 麻豆视频鈥檚 impact as the largest and most innovative public university in Virginia and a top 50 public university nationally.

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