Agora University
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Burke, Virginia
- Website
- www.agora.edu
Location
Burke, Virginia
Suburb of a large city · about 15 mi from Washington, DC
Nearest international airport
- This collegeBurke
- about 15 mi
- IADDulles
- Washington Dulles International Airport
Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank
- 3 United States Naval Academy LAC 1.3% 58 E about 45 mi
- 3 Swarthmore College LAC 13% 219 NE about 130 mi
- 7 University of Pennsylvania 24% 6,903 NE about 140 mi
- 9 Johns Hopkins University 27% 8,152 NE about 50 mi
- 12 Washington and Lee University LAC 7.8% 174 SW about 140 mi
National universities Liberal Arts Larger dots rank higher in U.S. News 4Several colleges close together (tap for the list) Other colleges Tap a dot for rank and distance, tap again to open its page
Nearest international airport: the closest airport with at least four scheduled passenger flights a week to countries other than Canada and Mexico (US Department of Transportation data). Distances are straight-line.
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.
Living in Burke
32–50°F50–64°F64–77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Jan is the coldest month, averaging 23 to 42°F; Jul is the warmest, 67 to 84°F; 13 in of snow a year, 47 in of precipitation a year.
- Community
- 17%of residents in Burke are Asian; 25% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 108.9price index for the Washington, DC metro area (U.S. = 100): 9% above the national average; housing is 51% above
- Rent
- $2,894median rent in Burke
- Income
- $185,818median household income in Burke (U.S. $80,734)
Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the Vienna weather station (about 8 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Georgetown UniversityWashington · 13.9 mi
U.S. News #23
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George Washington UniversityWashington · 14.5 mi
U.S. News #59
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Howard UniversityWashington · 16.7 mi
U.S. News #73
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University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park · 22.7 mi
U.S. News #49
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United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis · 44.5 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore · 51.6 mi
U.S. News #9
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.