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University or college · Private nonprofit

Averett University

Danville, VA502 online only

Averett University is a private nonprofit university in Danville, VA, with about 876 students on campus.

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Students on campus
876
plus 502 studying only online
Admission rate
57%
lower than at 80% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$22,925
higher than at 64% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
48%
lower than at 64% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$51,516
higher than at 73% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Averett University, in brief

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $23,064 a year after grants. What it costs ↓

Rent in Danville is below the state median

Median rent in Danville is $836 a month, 47% below the state median. Living in Danville ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $53,460 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $38,550Room & board $14,530Books & supplies $1,200

After grants, the average family on aid pays $22,925.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,023

About $76,092 over 4 years · 64% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Averett University?

57%

of applicants admitted

About 11 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
448–583
SAT math
478–560
ACT
15–28

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1135.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
48%
within 6 years · Pell students 43%
Come back for year two
65%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$51,516
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $3,856 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

53%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 64% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$55k
Higher incomeover $75k
$61k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 29%Business 18%Psychology 10%Biology 8%Public safety 8%Transportation 6%Everything else 20%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing60 graduates a year
$84k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness37 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$50k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations26 graduates a year · typical debt $25,489
$73k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections25 graduates a year · typical debt $28,000
$52k4 yrs out
Air Transportation24 graduates a year
—not reported
Sociology14 graduates a year
—not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology13 graduates a year
$25k1 yr out
Marketing11 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,231 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 49%Hispanic 4%Black 26%Asian 2%Two or more 5%International 8%

Women and men

Women 51%Men 49%
16 : 1
students per teacher
41%
get Pell grants (lower income)
63%
take federal loans
23%
undergrads 25 or older
7%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Danville

5% of Danville’s 41,647 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Danville pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Averett University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Danville Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Danville
0.9 mi1,967 students
Rockingham Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wentworth · mostly online
23.2 mi835 students
Piedmont Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Roxboro
26 mi971 students
Patrick & Henry Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Martinsville
27.7 mi1,461 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.