Patrick Henry College
U.S. News Liberal Arts 2027
#111
Down 4 from 2026
Acceptance rate
77.4%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$28,425
$39,445 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
425
Student-faculty ratio 14:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
58.8%
4-year; 6-year rate 64.7%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Purcellville, Virginia
- Website
- www.phc.edu
- Undergraduates
- 425
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Town near a city
- Nearest major city
- Washington, DC, about 40 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), about 20 mi
- Also known as
- PHC
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Non-Denominational
- President
- Jack W Haye (President)
- Phone
- 5403381776
- City
- Purcellville, Virginia
- Address
- 10 Patrick Henry Circle, Purcellville, VA 20132
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 85.7%, women 85.5%.
Best #107, lowest #111, latest #111 over the last ten years.
Test Scores
2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 64% submitted SAT, 47% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT scores required for admission
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 8 in 10
266 applicants in 2025, 77.4% admitted
206 admitted 60 not admitted Yield 47.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
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| Strategic Intelligence. | - |
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| Political Science and Government, General. | - |
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| Journalism. | - |
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| Business/Managerial Economics. | - |
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| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | - |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | - |
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| History, General. | - |
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| Environmental Science. | - |
Students
425 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 55:45 · Freshman retention 87.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 276
- First-year undergraduates 90
- Transfers and others 59
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (425)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2020
Cost
2025 cost per year
$39,445
- Undergraduate tuition
- $28,425
- Room and board
- $11,020
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 2% from 2020 to 2025; room and board rose 3%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$16.2M
Expenses$14.3M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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George Mason UniversityFairfax · 29.6 mi
U.S. News #121
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American UniversityWashington · 35.2 mi
U.S. News #95
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Georgetown UniversityWashington · 36.8 mi
U.S. News #23
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George Washington UniversityWashington · 38.3 mi
U.S. News #59
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Howard UniversityWashington · 39.0 mi
U.S. News #73
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University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park · 41.4 mi
U.S. News #49
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University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore · 53.1 mi
U.S. News #137
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Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg · 54.0 mi
Liberal Arts #54
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Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore · 58.7 mi
U.S. News #9
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Patrick Henry College include Madison Cawthorn (Former Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina), Teresa Scanlan (Miss America 2011 and attorney) and Alyssa Farah Griffin (Political strategist, former Trump White House communications director).
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Madison Cawthorn 1995–
Former Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina
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Teresa Scanlan 1993–
Miss America 2011 and attorney
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Alyssa Farah Griffin 1989–
Political strategist, former Trump White House communications director
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Gabe Evans 1986–
U.S. representative from Colorado
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Bre Payton 1992–2018
Conservative journalist and writer
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.