Averett University Overview

Located in Danville, Virginia, Averett University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Danville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Averett University Known For?

• The highest award offered at AU is the post-master's certificate.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from AU makes roughly $51,516 a year. This is 26% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average AU student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Averett University?

Contact details for AU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	420 W Main St, Danville, VA 24541
Phone:	434-791-5600
Website:	www.averett.edu

Request Information

How Do I Get Into AU?

You can apply to AU online at: https://averett.secure.force.com/form?formid=217721

Admission Requirements for AU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into AU?

With an acceptance rate of 76%, AU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 60% of accepted students are men and 40% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to AU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 580. Math scores were between 440 and 590.

AU received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Averett University?

The overall average net price of AU is $27,078. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At AU, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $6,097 a year. That adds up to $24,388 over four years for those students.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Averett University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 887 undergraduate students at AU, with 863 being full-time and 24 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 863 full-time undergraduates at AU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Averett University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	243
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	463
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Averett University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at AU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Finland, Sweden, and Norway.

Averett University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	60	0	7	67
Business Administration & Management	4	26	0	26	56
Health & Physical Education	0	37	0	0	37
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	25	0	4	29
Air Transportation	0	24	0	0	24
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	8	4	6	18
Special Education	0	0	11	6	17
Sociology	0	14	0	0	14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	13	0	0	13
Educational Administration	0	0	0	12	12
Marketing	0	11	0	0	11
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	10	0	0	10
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	9	9
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	9	0	0	9
Accounting	0	7	0	1	8
Public Relations & Advertising	0	6	0	0	6
Computer Science	0	5	0	0	5
Information Science	0	5	0	0	5
Health Sciences & Services	0	5	0	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	0	5	0	0	5
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	4	0	0	4
Agricultural Production	0	3	0	0	3
General English Literature	0	3	0	0	3
Biopsychology	0	3	0	0	3
Animal Services	0	2	0	0	2
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	2	2
Data Analytics	0	0	0	2	2
History and Political Science	0	2	0	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	0	2	0	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	1	0	0	1
Mathematics	0	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	0	1	0	0	1
General Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
History and Language/Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0	0
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	292	15	75	386

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.