As of 2011, there were 176 colleges and universities in Virginia. Ranked # 2 in the National Public Universities ranking of US News & World Report 2017, the College of William and Mary is No. 6, Virginia Tech is No. 27, George Mason University is No. 71, and Virginia Commonwealth University is No. 87. Virginia Commonwealth is also ranked the # 1 public graduate school in the fine arts, while James Madison University is the # 8 regional university in The South
