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Patrick Henry College

Patrick Henry College

Purcellville, VA · Town · 395 students
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Average net priceYour net price
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71%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
69% typical
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Earnings 10 years on
$58,391 typical
77%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
64% typical · not scored
Accredited by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
About

Patrick Henry College is a small, private Christian institution renowned for its rigorous classical liberal arts curriculum and top-tier programs in government, pre-law, and strategic intelligence. The college is particularly famous for its perennially championship-winning moot court program and its remarkable pipeline placing undergraduates into Capitol Hill internships, conservative think tanks, and elite law schools. Student life in Purcellville is defined by a close-knit, faith-centered community with a mandatory chapel requirement and an honor code, largely drawing high-achieving graduates from Christian and homeschooling backgrounds who seek to impact culture through public service.


Wikipedia:Patrick Henry College (PHC) is a private liberal arts non-denominational conservative Protestant Christian college located in Purcellville, Virginia. Its departments teach classical liberal arts, government, strategic intelligence in national security, economics and business analytics, history, journalism, environmental science and stewardship, and literature. The university has accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-COC) as of 2022. Patrick Henry College continues to be accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), which is also recognized as an institutional accreditor by the United States Department of Education. Its graduation rate is 67%.

Location
Purcellville, VA, 20132 · Town campus
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Nearest airport from college
IAD · Dulles
18 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$28,425
Housing & food (on campus)$11,020
Books & supplies$500
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$28,425
Housing & food (on campus)$11,020
Books & supplies$500
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
71%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
65%
Back for yr 2
88%
Transferred
11%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
68% graduated · 8% transferred · 24% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Green marks a figure above the typical Baccalaureate — arts & sciences: 69% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
77%
Test policy
Required
Per College Scorecard
SAT average
1352
R 660–740 · M 580–680
ACT midpoint
30
Comp 27–33 · E 30–35 · M 22–30
SAT middle 50%: 1240–1420
40080012001600

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Student Body
Gender
Men 55%Women 45%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell grant
0%
Part-time
5%
Race & ethnicity
White
63%
Hispanic
6%
Black
2%
Asian
6%
NH/PI
1%
Unknown
23%
Varsity sports

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Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions
Political Science and Government21
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations14
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities12
Business/Managerial Economics12
Journalism10
History5
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other3
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$3M
Full-time faculty
40%
Faculty salary
$7,341/mo
Teaching spend
$12,211
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Baccalaureate — arts & sciences
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, more selective admissions

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