Patrick Henry College
Purcellville, Virginia · Also known as PHC · Website
Patrick Henry College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Purcellville, Virginia with 395 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants and 74% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$28,425
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
74%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $28,425
- Students with a need-based grant
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2019-20 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,922 in 2019-20 to $28,425 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1,352
- SAT reading, middle
- 672
- SAT math, middle
- 618
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 395
- Part-time students
- 5.3%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 74%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 8
- Endowment
- $3.24M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $28,425 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 74% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
8 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Purcellville and Virginia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Virginia
- Homes: Homes for sale in Virginia
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Patrick Henry College?
77% of applicants are admitted to Patrick Henry College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,352 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
What is the graduation rate at Patrick Henry College?
74% of first-time, full-time students at Patrick Henry College finish within 6 years. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Patrick Henry College?
Political Science and Government (21 bachelor's graduates), Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (14 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (12 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 8 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.