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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 2022-23

Annualized 2022-23 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 294,848
Independent Institutions 135,270
TOTAL VIVA FTE 430,118
Public Doctoral Institutions 181,204
George Mason University 32,828
James Madison University 21,297
Old Dominion University 18,800
Radford University 7,018
University of Virginia 26,734
Virginia Commonwealth University 26,326
Virginia Tech 38,857
William & Mary 9,344
Public Four-Year Institutions 26,622
Christopher Newport University 4,426
Longwood University  4,033
Norfolk State University 5,182
University of Mary Washington 3,326
University of Virginia's College at Wise 1,497
Virginia Military Institute 1,691
Virginia State University 4,467
Public Two-Year Institutions 87,022
Richard Bland College (not part of the VCCS) 1,151
Blue Ridge Community College 2,127
Brightpoint Community College 4,784
Central Virginia Community College 2.027
Danville Community College 1,457
Eastern Shore Community College 388
Germanna Community College 4,689
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 4,762
Laurel Ridge Community College 3,344
Mountain Empire Community College 1,307
Mountain Gateway Community College 536
New River Community College 2,386
Northern Virginia Community College 28,473
Patrick & Henry Community College 1,440
Paul D. Camp Community College 706
Piedmont Virginia Community College 2,673
Rappahannock Community College 1,509
Southside Virginia Community College 1,852
Southwest Virginia Community College 1,571
Tidewater Community College 10,231
Virginia Highlands Community College 1,310
Virginia Peninsula Community College 3,692
Virginia Western Community College 3,324
Wytheville Community College 1,283
Private, Non-Profit Institutions 135,270
Appalachian College of Pharmacy 211
Appalachian School of Law* (2020-21 data) 178
Averett University 1,232
Bluefield University 1,018
Bridgewater College 1,411
Christendom College 612
Divine Mercy University* (2021-22 data) 514
Eastern Mennonite University  1,069
Eastern Virginia Medical School 1,383
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1,401
Emory and Henry University 1,511
Ferrum College 815
Hampden-Sydney College 853
Hampton University 7,661
Hollins University 942
Liberty University 81,961
Mary Baldwin University 1,987
Marymount University 2,933
Randolph College 590
Randolph-Macon College 1,463
Regent University 7,006
Roanoke College 2,004
Shenandoah University 3,955
Southern Virginia University 948
Sweet Briar College 518
Union Presbyterian Seminary* (2021-22 data) 155
University of Lynchburg 2,685
University of Richmond  3,913
Virginia Union University 931
Virginia Wesleyan University 1,195
Washington & Lee University 2,215
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