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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 2021-22

Annualized 2021-22 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 292,040
Independent Institutions 130,207
TOTAL VIVA FTE 431,937
Public Doctoral Institutions 152,594
George Mason University 32,344
James Madison University 21,130
Old Dominion University 18,891
Radford University 7,585
University of Virginia 26,066
Virginia Commonwealth University 26,730
Virginia Tech 37,981
William & Mary 9,124
Public Four-Year Institutions 54,999
Christopher Newport University 4,441
Longwood University  4,138
Norfolk State University 4,911
University of Mary Washington 3,442
University of Virginia's College at Wise 1,503
Virginia Military Institute 1,830
Virginia State University 3,932
Public Two-Year Institutions 87,994
Richard Bland College (not part of the VCCS) 1,379
Blue Ridge Community College 1,959
Brightpoint Community College 4,727
Central Virginia Community College 2,041
Danville Community College 1,414
Eastern Shore Community College 381
Germanna Community College 4,585
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 4,681
Laurel Ridge Community College 3,362
Mountain Empire Community College 1,397
Mountain Gateway Community College 615
New River Community College 2,386
Northern Virginia Community College 28,878
Patrick & Henry Community College 1,382
Paul D. Camp Community College 698
Piedmont Virginia Community College 2,639
Rappahannock Community College 1,465
Southside Virginia Community College 1,786
Southwest Virginia Community College 1,574
Tidewater Community College 10,838
Virginia Highlands Community College 1,530
Virginia Peninsula Community College 3,756
Virginia Western Community College 3,215
Wytheville Community College 1,306
Private, Non-Profit Institutions 130,207
Appalachian College of Pharmacy 279
Appalachian School of Law* (2020-21 data) 178
Averett University (2020-21 data) 838
Bluefield College 1,001
Bridgewater College 1,462
Christendom College (2020-21 data) 604
Divine Mercy University* 514
Eastern Mennonite University  1,098
Eastern Virginia Medical School 1,358
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1,366
Emory and Henry College (2020-21 data) 1,406
Ferrum College (2020-21 data) 987
Hampden-Sydney College 833
Hampton University (2020-21 data) 3,406
Hollins University 996
Liberty University 79,517
Mary Baldwin University 2,179
Marymount University 2,925
Randolph College 604
Randolph-Macon College 1,420
Regent University 7,156
Roanoke College 2,094
Shenandoah University 3,912
Southern Virginia University 1,031
Sweet Briar College 420
Union Presbyterian Seminary* 155
University of Lynchburg 2,808
University of Richmond  3,821
Virginia Union University (2020-21 data) 1,294
Virginia Wesleyan University 1,255
Washington & Lee University 2,159
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