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VIVA: List of Members and FTE

Virginia's Academic Library Consortium

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VIVA Member Libraries and FTE

VIVA is the consortium of non-profit academic libraries within the Commonwealth of Virginia. These include:

  • 39 state-assisted colleges and universities (at 55 campuses)
    • 8 doctoral institutions
    • 7 4-year comprehensive colleges and universities
    • 24 community and 2-year branch colleges (at 40 campuses)
  • 31 independent (private, not-for-profit) colleges and universities
  • Other educational and research institutions

VIVA FTE 2023-24

Annualized 2023-24 FTE for the public and independent institutions were provided by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia. Annualized FTE = Total undergraduate and graduate credit hours divided by 30 and the total professional credit hours divided by 24.

Public Institutions 299,597
Independent Institutions 148,400
TOTAL VIVA FTE 447,997
Public Doctoral Institutions 183,712
George Mason University 33,521
James Madison University 21,764
Old Dominion University 18,643
Radford University 6,804
University of Virginia 27,703
Virginia Commonwealth University 26,645
Virginia Tech 39,197
William & Mary 9,435
Public Four-Year Institutions 25,257
Christopher Newport University 4,386
Longwood University  4,078
Norfolk State University 5,453
University of Mary Washington 3,391
University of Virginia's College at Wise 1,634
Virginia Military Institute 1,736
Virginia State University 4,579
Public Two-Year Institutions 90,628
Richard Bland College (not part of the VCCS) 1,363
Blue Ridge Community College 2,194
Brightpoint Community College 4,928
Central Virginia Community College 2,135
Danville Community College 1,549
Eastern Shore Community College 446
Germanna Community College 4,931
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 4,987
Laurel Ridge Community College 3,517
Mountain Empire Community College 1,414
Mountain Gateway Community College 560
New River Community College 2,533
Northern Virginia Community College 29,720
Patrick & Henry Community College 1,453
Paul D. Camp Community College 721
Piedmont Virginia Community College 2,731
Rappahannock Community College 1,611
Southside Virginia Community College 1,997
Southwest Virginia Community College 1,721
Tidewater Community College 10,165
Virginia Highlands Community College 1,286
Virginia Peninsula Community College 3,723
Virginia Western Community College 3,521
Wytheville Community College 1,422
Private, Non-Profit Institutions 148,404
Appalachian College of Pharmacy 232
Appalachian School of Law* (2022-23 data) 152
Averett University 1,260
Bluefield University 975
Bridgewater College 1,449
Christendom College 638
Divine Mercy University 2,502
Eastern Mennonite University  1,039
Eastern Virginia Medical School (merged with ODU)  
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1,389
Emory and Henry University 1,486
Ferrum College 825
Hampden-Sydney College 889
Hampton University 4,159
Hollins University 925
Liberty University 85,532
Mary Baldwin University 1,874
Marymount University 3,008
Randolph College 714
Randolph-Macon College 1,511
Regent University 8,288
Roanoke College 2,170
Shenandoah University 3,890
Southern Virginia University 920
Sweet Briar College 453
Union Presbyterian Seminary* (2021-22 data) 155
University of Lynchburg 2,763
University of Richmond  3,876
Virginia Union University 1,539
Virginia Wesleyan University 1,309
Washington & Lee University 2,259
Educational and Research Institutions (no FTE)
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
Library of Virginia
New College Institute
Roanoke Higher Education Center
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center

*Not in SCHEV data; based on correspondence with the institution.  

On July 1, 2022, the following name changes were made:

Dabney S. Lancaster Community College became Mountain Gateway Community College
John Tyler Community College became Brightpoint Community College     
Lord Fairfax Community College became Laurel Ridge Community College   
Thomas Nelson Community College became Virginia Peninsula Community College