Match #1
Strayer University-Virginia
Arlington, VA
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 1,668 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 21%, close to 20%
- Enrollment 1,668 students, close to 2,085
The colleges most similar to Sullivan University are Strayer University-Virginia, Salem University-West Virginia, and IGlobal University. Sullivan University has an average net price of $28,420 a year; 7 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Sullivan University. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Sullivan University
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Salem University-West Virginia
Salem, WV
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 892 students
- Private for-profit
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 20%
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #3
IGlobal University
Vienna, VA
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate7%
- 400 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #4
Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville
Clarksville, TN
Profile closeness42/100
Admit rate61%
- 387 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #5
South University-Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA
Profile closeness42/100
Admit rate—
- 240 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 17%, close to 20%
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #6
South College
Knoxville, TN
Profile closeness41/100
Admit rate—
- 8,745 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #7
Valley College-Martinsburg
Martinsburg, WV
Profile closeness40/100
Admit rate—
- 765 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Midsize
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #8
ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
Profile closeness40/100
Admit rate75%
- 12,090 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #9
DeVry University-Illinois
Naperville, IL
Profile closeness39/100
Admit rate98%
- 27,825 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #10
The North Coast College
Lakewood, OH
Profile closeness36/100
Admit rate50%
- 47 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Questions about Sullivan University alternatives
What colleges are similar to Sullivan University?
The closest matches to Sullivan University are Strayer University-Virginia, Salem University-West Virginia, IGlobal University, Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville, and South University-Virginia Beach. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Sullivan University alternatives cost less?
7 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Sullivan University ($28,420 a year), including Salem University-West Virginia ($12,107), Strayer University-Virginia ($17,213), and South College ($17,273). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
