Private nonprofit · College

Patrick Henry College

Purcellville, Virginia · Fringe town

77.4%
Admit rate: —
Avg net price: 74%
Graduation rate: —
Median earnings

Patrick Henry College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Purcellville, Virginia (fringe town setting), enrolling 395 undergraduates. It has a Other religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 395 undergradsFringe townAccessible · 77% admitCold winters

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Admit rate: 77.4%
SAT (mid 50%): 1240–1420
Avg GPA (est.): 3.72

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About Purcellville, Virginia

Purcellville is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Although the first land grant in the area was issued by Lord Fairfax of Cameron in 1740, it was not until 1764 that Purcellville's first known settler, James Dillon from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, arrived. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe town
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 39 miles to Washington, DC
To the ocean: 37 miles
Nearest airport: 18 miles to Washington Dulles (IAD) · major hub

How Patrick Henry College compares

Selectivity77.4%

More selective than 49% · #20 most selective of 43 in Virginia

SAT average1352

Higher than 85%

Graduation rate74%

Higher than 83% · #9 of 49 in Virginia

First-year retention88%

Higher than 82%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment395

Larger than 19%

Percentiles compare Patrick Henry College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White63%
Black1.8%
Hispanic5.6%
Asian5.8%
Other or multiracial24%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 395
Student–faculty ratio: 14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 0%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 3%
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $66,069
Endowment: $3,241,105

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate: 77.4%
Test scores: Required
SAT range (25th–75th %): 1240–1420
SAT average: 1352
SAT reading: 660–740
SAT math: 580–680
ACT composite: 27–33
Average GPA (estimated): 3.72

Cost

In-state tuition: $28,425
Room & board: $11,020
Books & supplies: $500
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: —

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 74%
Graduated on time (4 years): 65%
First-year retention: 88%
Transferred to another college: 8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: —
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 301
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 76%
Housing charge (year): $5,000
Meal plan (year): $6,020
Application fee: $50

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

98%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$13,798

average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 98% — get grant money from Patrick Henry College itself, averaging $13,798, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 96 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high: 86°F
Winter low: 24°F
Annual rain: 43.8″
Annual snow: 21″

Average temperature

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Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Purcellville, VA US station (1 mi from campus).

What Patrick Henry College graduates study — and earn

Political Science and Government

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21———Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Business/Managerial Economics

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Journalism

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———History

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———English Language and Literature/Letters, Other

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.