Mission:

Our mission is to prepare leader-servants in the workplace and the world, in the community and the church, and in the home. We serve faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and welcome all who live our values. We accomplish our mission by providing the finest undergraduate education available in letters, arts, and sciences within a wholesome Latter-day Saint environment. Students, faculty, and staff at Southern Virginia University are committed to being academically or professionally accomplished, spiritually rooted, service oriented, and self-reliant. We embody Southern Virginia’s core values, which are scholarship, discipleship, accountability, enthusiasm, and refinement. Southern Virginia University seeks to establish a replicable self-sustaining model of higher education that can serve Latter-day Saints throughout the world.

About Us:

The only liberal arts college that embraces the values of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Southern Virginia University provides the finest undergraduate education available in letters, arts and sciences in a wholesome Latter-day Saint environment.

Founded in 1867 and renewed in 1996, Southern Virginia is one of 50 top All-American Colleges chosen by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

Set in the majestic Shenandoah Valley at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Southern Virginia University rests atop a tree-shaded hill in Buena Vista, Virginia.

Academic rigor, spiritual nourishment, engaging extracurricular activities and an innovative and nationally recognized travel study program characterize the Southern Virginia experience.

Armed with a high quality education and character-building experiences, Southern Virginia graduates can think on their feet and speak and write with clarity. They are prepared to be leader-servants who are successful and adaptable in the workforce and graduate or professional schools.