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What are the best graduate schools in Virginia? See the list

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Dozens of Virginia colleges and universities have some of the best graduate programs in the country, newly released rankings by U.S. News & World Report show.
U.S. News’ 2025 Best Graduate Schools list breaks down the best-of-the-best business, law, medical, engineering, nursing and education schools in the United States.
Schools were ranked based on tuition, total doctoral and graduate degrees granted, graduate-student-to-faculty ratio, acceptance rate, percentage of faculty with awards, programs offered and other factors specific to the fields.
Here’s which Virginia schools made the list.
U.S. News’ best overall business schools
Here’s which business schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
- Stanford University
- The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management
U.S. News’ best business schools in Virginia
Here’s which nine Virginia business schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
- No. 11: University of Virginia (Darden)
- No. 61: William & Mary (Mason)
- George Mason University (Costello), unranked
- James Madison University, unranked
- Old Dominion University (Strome), unranked
- Shenandoah University, unranked
- University of Mary Washington, unranked
- Virginia Commonwealth University, unranked
- Virginia Tech (Pamplin), unranked
For the full business school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings.
U.S. News’ best overall law schools
Here’s which law schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
- No. 1 (tie): Stanford University
- No. 1 (tie): Yale University
- University of Chicago
- University of Virginia
- University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Carey Law School
U.S. News’ best law schools in Virginia
Here’s which eight Virginia law schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
- No. 4: University of Virginia
- No. 31: (tie) George Mason University (Scalia)
- No. 31 (tie): William & Mary Law School
- No. 36: Washington and Lee University
- No. 71: University of Richmond
- No. 94: Regent University
- No. 141: Liberty University
- No. 178-195. Appalachian School of Law
For the full law school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings.
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U.S. News’ best medical schools for research
Medical schools were split into four tiers based on their research productivity, faculty and admissions data in U.S. News’ list. Here’s which medical schools were included in the ranking:
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Case Western Reserve University
- Emory University
- Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell Health
- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
- Ohio State University
- University of California — Los Angeles’ David Geffen School of Medicine
- University of California — San Diego
- University of California — San Francisco
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Rochester
- USF Health’s Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Vanderbilt University
- Yale University
Here’s which Virginia medical school was included in U.S. News’ Tier 2 ranking:
- Virginia Commonwealth University
For the full medical school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings.
U.S. News’ best overall engineering schools
Here’s which engineering schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Stanford University
- University of California – Berkeley
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- California Institute of Technology
U.S. News’ best engineering schools in Virginia
Here’s which five Virginia engineering schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
- No. 31: Virginia Tech
- No. 39: University of Virginia
- No. 85: George Mason University (Volgenau)
- No. 125: George Mason University (Volgenau)
- No. 149: Old Dominion University (Batten)
For the full engineering school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings.
U.S. News’ best overall nursing schools for master’s programs
Here’s which nursing schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
- Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
- Johns Hopkins University
- Ohio State University
- Vanderbilt University
- Duke University
U.S. News’ best nursing schools for master’s programs in Virginia
Here’s which eight Virginia nursing schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
- No. 16: George Mason University
- No. 20: University of Virginia
- No. 34: Old Dominion University
- No. 68: James Madison University
- No. 97: Marymount University
- No. 109: Shenandoah University (Custer)
- Liberty University, unranked
- Virginia Commonwealth University, unranked
For the full nursing school for master’s programs listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-nursing-schools/nur-rankings.
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U.S. News’ best overall graduate education schools
Here’s which graduate education schools made it into U.S. News’ top five:
- University of Wisconsin — Madison
- Columbia University’s Teachers College (tied for second)
- University of Michigan — Ann Arbor’s Marsal Family School of Education (tied for second)
- Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College (tied for second)
- University of California — Los Angeles
U.S. News’ best graduate education schools in Virginia
Here’s which 13 Virginia graduate education schools made it on U.S. News’ list:
- No. 6: University of Virginia
- No. 24: Virginia Commonwealth University
- No. 49: William & Mary
- No. 90 (tie): George Mason University
- No. 90 (tie): Old Dominion University (Darden)
- No. 90 (tie) Virginia Tech
- No. 213: Liberty University
- No. 217: Regent University
- No. 234-258: Shenandoah University
- Hampton University, unranked
- Marymount University, unranked
- Radford University, unranked
- Virginia State University, unranked
For the full graduate education school listings, visit: usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-education-schools/edu-rankings.

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Virginia Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Night results for June 14, 2025

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The Virginia Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at June 14, 2025, results for each game:
Powerball
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m.
04-06-09-23-59, Powerball: 25, Power Play: 3
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Monday, June 16, 2025
Pick 3
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 0-8-0, FB: 7
Day: 9-3-1, FB: 1
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 1-3-6-6, FB: 7
Day: 2-4-6-2, FB: 7
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 5
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 4-2-4-6-9, FB: 3
Day: 6-1-5-8-2, FB: 5
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Cash4Life
Drawing everyday at 9 p.m.
12-25-33-44-51, Cash Ball: 01
Check Cash4Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Cash Pop
Drawing times: Coffee Break 9 a.m.; Lunch Break 12 p.m.; Rush Hour 5 p.m.; Prime Time 9 p.m.; After Hours 11:59 p.m.
Coffee Break: 13
After Hours: 04
Prime Time: 04
Rush Hour: 13
Lunch Break: 10
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Cash 5
Drawing every day at 11 p.m.
06-19-28-34-41
Check Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Bank a Million
Bank a Million draws are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m.
17-23-30-31-34-39, Bonus: 29
Check Bank a Million payouts and previous drawings here.
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Democrats squaring off in Virginia primaries say one name a lot: Trump
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) —
Two Virginia Democrats are battling Tuesday to be their party’s nominee for attorney general. Yet, the name mentioned most in their campaigns is not that of their opponent, but rather a man who lives just over the Arlington Memorial Bridge: President Donald Trump.
The barrage of changes Trump has wrought to American culture in the first few months of his second White House residency has ignited the campaigns of Virginia Democrats Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor as they appeal unrelentingly to the most devout swaths of their base ahead of down-ballot primary elections. The primary will also determine the party’s nominations this year for lieutenant governor and some contested seats in the House of Delegates.
In one of only two states electing governors in November — the other is New Jersey — the caustic anti-Trump rhetoric could be a hint of what voters nationwide will hear from Democrats in next year’s midterm elections, when the stakes will be higher.
Virginia’s nominees for governor have been settled by default. Democrat Abigail Spanberger became her party’s nominee after running unopposed, and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears was the only contender who gathered enough signatures to be on the ballot. The other statewide races are for attorney general and lieutenant governor, and Democrats in both contests seem to be vying to top each other with anti-Trump rhetoric and caustic ads.
Republicans are not hosting statewide primaries this year, so only Democrats will pick a nominee for lieutenant governor. It’s a part-time position that pays about $36,000 a year but is often a stepping stone to higher office. Six Democrats want the job, and most of them have pushed ad after ad on the airwaves and online about their commitment to taking on Trump if elected to the mostly ceremonial role.
In the contest for attorney general, Jones and Taylor are competing in much the same way. Turnout is likely to be sluggish, which means firing up base voters is widely seen as the way to go. The last time a left-wing candidate for governor ran unopposed, roughly 142,000 Democrats voted for an attorney general nominee compared with more than 485,000 this past election cycle.
Still, the AG’s race has been spicy, more so when the candidates’ criticism isn’t directed at each other. Jones and Taylor have lambasted the White House and argued that the administration’s actions should be litigated in court. When they are not lamenting Trump, their attacks are directed toward incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares, who is seeking reelection.
In their respective campaigns, the Democrats argue that Miyares submits to the president by not suing him. They say that sets him apart from more progressive attorneys general across the United States, who are going to court over such things as birthright citizenship and elections. Their main message: A Democrat will take the White House to trial when Miyares won’t — and saving democracy starts there.
“The job is to protect Virginians, to fight for them, to work for them, to keep us safe,” Jones said while campaigning in June in Falls Church, Virginia, adding, “I don’t understand why he is not going after them.”
Last month, Taylor told a room full of Democratic voters that Miyares would enable Trump’s overreaches in Virginia, and potentially double down on institutions that don’t comply with the president.
Either way, “the result is the same for Virginians: getting hurt,” she said.
In a wide-ranging interview in May, Miyares said he identifies as a balls-and-strikes Republican. The former Virginia Beach state delegate, elected top prosecutor in 2021, worked to reduce violent crime. He sought settlements from Big Pharma. When he felt President Joe Biden’s administration overstepped, he went to court.
But as Trump was ushered into office for a second term, Miyares entered new political terrain. Unlike most other states, Virginians will elect their attorney general this November, nearly a year after the country voted for the president and his consequential agenda.
Miyares has waded into the political arena. He often spars on social media with progressive prosecutors throughout Virginia for being too lenient in prosecuting criminal cases.
Still, Miyares rebuffed the notion that suing Trump is his top concern. He said the Democrats looking to replace him fail to understand the nature of his position.
The attorney general touted meaningful work his office has shouldered: holding listening sessions for crime victims, designating resources to support law enforcement and beefing up his office’s prosecutions of child support cases.
He flashed his law enforcement badge, tucked within a leather wallet, and described the emblem as a guidepost for being an effective people’s prosecutor.
“They seem very obsessed with Donald Trump, whereas I’m obsessed with how am I going to keep Virginians safe?” Miyares said.
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Olivia Diaz is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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