Patrick Henry College
Purcellville, VA · Private · Town (fringe) · PHC
Private institution in Purcellville, VA · 373 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate.
- Top 10%Median ACT
- Top 13%Average SAT
- Top 17%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,4251,300th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,4251,185th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.5%572nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.9%313th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 82.0%968th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1351137th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3099th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3731,747th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 0.0%2,090th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 18 mi (IAD)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 8 of 8 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMilitary Technologies | bachelors | — | — |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Patrick Henry College’s 373 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In VA
- Riverside College of Health CareersNewport News, VA · 325 undergrads
- University of Management and TechnologyArlington, VA · 322 undergrads
- Washington University of Science and TechnologyVienna, VA · 302 undergrads
- Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA · 463 undergrads
- Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeake, VA · 239 undergrads
- Randolph CollegeLynchburg, VA · 520 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, AR · 373 undergrads
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · 373 undergrads
- Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerBrooklyn, NY · 373 undergrads
- American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH · 374 undergrads
- Methodist CollegePeoria, IL · 374 undergrads
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA · 371 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitephc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 451927)
- Compare colleges in VARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in VirginiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Riverside College of Health CareersSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Patrick Henry College vs Riverside College of Health CareersHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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