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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)
    • 6 doctoral institutions
    • 9 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 2019-20

Annualized 2019-20 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 304,743
Independent Institutions 127,844
TOTAL VIVA FTE 432,587
Public Doctoral Institutions 151,335
George Mason University 32,185
Old Dominion University 19,758
University of Virginia 25,772
Virginia Commonwealth University 27,766
Virginia Tech 37,368
William & Mary 8,486
Public Four-Year Institutions 56,584
Christopher Newport University 4,851
James Madison University 21,178
Longwood University  4,202
Norfolk State University 5,111
Radford University   9,452
University of Mary Washington 4,110
University of Virginia's College at Wise 1,529
Virginia Military Institute 1,919
Virginia State University 4,232
Public Two-Year Institutions 96,824
Richard Bland College (not part of the VCCS) 1,233
Blue Ridge Community College 2,267
Central Virginia Community College 2,264
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College 603
Danville Community College 1,774
Eastern Shore Community College 374
Germanna Community College 4,443
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 5,483
John Tyler Community College 5,483
Lord Fairfax Community College 3,944
Mountain Empire Community College 1,522
New River Community College  2,648
Northern Virginia Community College 30,748
Patrick Henry Community College 1,616
Paul D. Camp Community College 776
Piedmont Virginia Community College 2,783
Rappahannock Community College 1,659
Southside Virginia Community College 2,001
Southwest Virginia Community College 1,644
Thomas Nelson Community College 4,684
Tidewater Community College 12,569
Virginia Highlands Community College 1,454
Virginia Western Community College 3,542
Wytheville Community College 1,531
Private, Non-Profit Institutions 127,844
Appalachian College of Pharmacy 342
Appalachian School of Law* 171
Averett University 1,228
Bluefield College 1,156
Bridgewater College 1,725
Christendom College 582
Divine Mercy University* 419
Eastern Mennonite University  1,189
Eastern Virginia Medical School 1,459
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1,101
Emory and Henry College 1,464
Ferrum College 1,029
Hampden-Sydney College 981
Hampton University 4,280
Hollins University 991
Liberty University 75,335
Mary Baldwin University 2,010
Marymount University 3,089
Randolph College 626
Randolph-Macon College 1,515
Regent University 6,435
Roanoke College 2,253
Shenandoah University 3,901
Southern Virginia University 1,004
Sweet Briar College 349
Union Presbyterian Seminary* 146
University of Lynchburg 2,978
University of Richmond  3,862
Virginia Union University 2,583
Virginia Wesleyan University 1,490
Washington & Lee University 2,151
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.   

† 2018-2019 data.