$44,498
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Regent University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Virginia Beach, Virginia with 4,729 undergraduates and 5,608 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,923 a year (tuition and fees $21,650). It admits 38% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,498 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,534 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,923
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$21,650
US median $11,837
Admission rate
38%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,534
About $260 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,498
Rank 2,068 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,923
- Tuition and fees
- $21,650
- Cost of attendance
- $32,838
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,064
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,327
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,806
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,148
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,588
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $16,478 in 2015-16 to $21,650 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
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1,153
- SAT reading, middle
- 560
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 4,729
- Graduate students
- 5,608
- Part-time students
- 43%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 136
- Endowment
- $124.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,068 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,923 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $21,650 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 38% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,534 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,066 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,498 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
136 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | 196 | $38,500 | $58,006 | $64,245 | $65,348 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, OtherMaster's | Master's | 172 | $43,375 | $48,913 | $65,794 | $101,855 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 123 | $34,166 | $41,047 | $58,142 | $59,571 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $28,895 | $30,307 | $41,007 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 114 | $47,832 | $66,158 | $83,162 | $103,485 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesProfessional | Professional | 100 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesDoctoral | Doctoral | 92 | $98,595 | $90,098 | $104,912 | $110,734 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 90 | $85,898 | $59,604 | $82,360 | $107,773 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $25,000 | $48,397 | $59,087 | $68,257 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 69 | $55,997 | $40,366 | $55,572 | $60,111 |
| Education, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 66 | $79,797 | $74,231 | $94,797 | $90,635 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 62 | $44,299 | $63,312 | $82,799 | $100,573 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 58 | $148,589 | $77,356 | $97,165 | $99,878 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 54 | $40,745 | $57,461 | $80,309 | $83,558 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $20,188 | $29,313 | $41,335 | $56,359 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's | Master's | 46 | $55,672 | $44,205 | $57,017 | $51,486 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 44 | $58,925 | $49,840 | $60,973 | $61,300 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $24,800 | $33,407 | $49,799 | $42,915 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 43 | $37,358 | $38,781 | Withheld | $64,711 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $25,125 | $31,604 | $48,776 | $44,533 |
| Security Science and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 41 | $41,000 | $67,561 | Withheld | $82,399 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 35 | $45,360 | $53,714 | $60,835 | $64,397 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | 32 | $52,693 | $43,319 | $58,972 | $49,978 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,308 | $71,982 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Regent University cost?
$19,923 a year is the average net price at Regent University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $21,650, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $32,838. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,064 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Regent University?
38% of applicants are admitted to Regent University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,153 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do Regent University graduates earn?
$44,498 a year is the median pay of former Regent University students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,066 after 6 years). That ranks 2,068 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Human Resources Management and Services (Doctoral) at $90,098.
How much student debt do Regent University graduates have?
$24,534 is the median federal student loan debt of Regent University graduates, about $260 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 57% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Regent University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Regent University finish within 6 years. 75% 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 Regent University?
Education, Other (196 master's graduates), Legal Professions and Studies, Other (172 master's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (123 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 136 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.