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Regent University Data & Information Overview

417 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
41% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Regent University Ranked?

#818 Best Colleges in Nation
#20 Best Colleges in VA
Other Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Regent University was awarded 417 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other education.

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Overall Quality

Regent landed the #818 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Regent held the #1,002 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Regent is also ranked #20 out of 63 schools in Virginia.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Regent?

41% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Regent University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 41%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Regent submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 630. Math scores were between 470 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Regent University  ( 490 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Regent University  ( 470 to 600 )
200
800
Regent received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for Regent University  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36

Learn more about Regent University admissions.

Regent University Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
73% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Regent University, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Regent University is 73%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  73 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Regent University

74% Freshmen Retention
43% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Regent University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Regent for first-time, full-time students is 43%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  43 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Regent University.

Regent University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,376 Full-Time Undergraduates
39.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
61.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,533 undergraduates at Regent with 2,376 being full-time and 2,157 being part-time.

How Much Does Regent University Cost?

$24,888 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
$24,636 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Regent is $24,888. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Regent

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$20,479 $20,707 $24,954 $29,646 $30,136

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Regent, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Regent, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,159 a year. That adds up to $24,636 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Regent is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Regent Graduates Make?

$41,712 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Regent with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $41,712 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Regent University make the most money.

Location of Regent University

Virginia State
2,376 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Regent are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1000 Regent University Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Phone: 757-352-4127
Website: https://www.regent.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/regentuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RegentU

Regent University Majors

59 Majors With Completions
704 Undergraduate Degrees
1,445 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 59 majors graduated from Regent University. Of these students, 704 received undergraduate degrees and 1,445 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 103 $27,537
Business Administration & Management 74 $35,573
Communication & Media Studies 58 $21,849
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 46 $26,506
General English Literature 41 $19,757
Biblical Studies 39 $27,892
Public Policy 37 NA
Graphic Communications 27 $15,565
Security Science and Technology 27 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 21 $29,797

Learn more about the majors offered at Regent University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Regent

93% Take At Least One Class Online
82% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 9,569 students took at least one online class at Regent University. This is a decrease from the 9,795 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 9,569 8,499
2019-2020 9,795 8,713
2018-2019 9,507 8,238
2017-2018 8,965 7,682
2016-2017 8,505 7,224

Learn more about online learning at Regent University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

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