The exciting momentum that Averett is experiencing on so many fronts has caused the nation’s top third-party reviewers to sit up and take notice.

This year, Averett was ranked for the second consecutive time among the top 25 Best Regional Colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report. Averett is now the highest-ranking Virginia school among the 74 top tier schools listed as Regional Colleges.

For the second consecutive year, The Princeton Review has ranked Averett as one of the “Best in the Southeast” in its “Best Colleges: Region by Region” guide.

Affordable Colleges Online has ranked Averett as one of Virginia’s top colleges for return on investment.

Stateuniversity.com ranked Averett third in Virginia for campus safety.
For the fifth consecutive year, Averett has been ranked among the top 20 percent of America’s most military-friendly schools by G.I. Jobs magazine.

In addition, Colleges of Distinction has named Averett a 2014-2015 College of Distinction, “chosen for its continued commitment to the Four Distinctions: Engaged Students, Great Teaching, Vibrant Community, and Successful Outcomes.”