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Located in Danville, Virginia, Averett University is a private not-for-profit institution. Danville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Transcript	Considered but not required
College Prep Program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into AU?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to AU. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 57% of accepted students are men and 43% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 40%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% 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 460 and 570. Math scores were between 450 and 585.

AU received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 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 83% of students took out student loans averaging $7,111 a year. That adds up to $28,444 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at AU is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Averett University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,114 undergraduate students at AU, with 979 being full-time and 135 being part-time.

There are also 222 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 979 full-time undergraduates at AU, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	268
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	496
International Students	92
Other Races/Ethnicities	74

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.

Online Learning at Averett University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at AU. In 2020-2021, 1,130 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at AU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of AU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Averett University was 679.2%. This is the #100 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at AU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.