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University of Virginia

Charlottesville,  Virginia
College Board code: 5820

Main Address

PO Box 400160
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4160
(434) 924-0311
www.virginia.edu

Admission Office

 
Box 400160
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4160
(434) 982-3200
Fax: (434) 924-3587
undergradadmission@virginia.edu
Contact: Gregory Roberts
Dean of Admission

What the School Says...

The University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, sustains the ideal of developing leaders who will help shape the future of the nation. The University is both public and highly selective. In fact, UVA is consistently ranked the #1 public university by US News and World Report. It has an undergraduate population of 12,600 students, two thirds of whom are Virginian. Five percent are international students.

Go to virginia.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 37%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • First Professional

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 15,208
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,256
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 13,869
  • Graduate enrollment: 7,608

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 67% In-state students
  • 33% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 57% Women
  • 43% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 11% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 8% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 4% Hispanic
  • 62% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 6% Non-Resident Alien
  • 9% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 88% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 98% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 99% in top half of graduating class
  • 88% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 8% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 2% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 1% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
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