University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
16.8%
9,909 admitted
SAT · 50th
1470
Range 1410–1520
6-yr grad
95.6%
Retention 97.9%
Undergrads
14:1 S-F
Admissions
25.9% / 13.8%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications58,951
Overall admit rate16.8%
In-state admit rate25.9%
Out-of-state admit rate13.8%
Admitted from waitlist242 of 10,470
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Geography, Recs, State residency, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1470
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1410–1520 · 45.6% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W700730760
Math710750780
Comp141014701520
ACT
255075
Comp323335
Cost & aid
$18,613
in-state tuition
out-of-state $56,994
Tuition (in-state)$18,613
Tuition (out-of-state)$56,994
Fees$3,793
Room & board$15,300
Books$1,520
Avg need-based grant$36,246
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$25,137
Academics
14 : 1
student-faculty ratio
97.9% retention
Student-faculty14 : 1
Retention97.9%
6-year graduation95.6%
Enrollment
undergraduates
30.0% out-of-state · 206 intl freshmen
First-year3,961
Transfer851
Full-time96%
Female56%
Out-of-state30.0%
International (freshmen)206
Rankings
#3
Princeton Review
Best Value Colleges (Public Schools)
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#326
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#426
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#1226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#1326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#2626
NicheBest Colleges in America#2826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingVirginia colleges12
ForbesNew Public Ivy
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/1 → 4/1 → May 1
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early action11/1 → 2/15
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 2 Sci, 2 FL, 1 SS
Admissions URLhttp://admission.virginia.edu/admission/…
Admissions emailundergradadmission@virginia.edu
Admissions phone434 982 3200
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Nort…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · Public15.3%147021K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
Vanderbilt University TN · Private (nonprofit)5.4%15307K
William & Mary VA · Public37.0%1450
Cornell University NY · Private (nonprofit)8.4%153016K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Virginia-Main Campus

6 years of University of Virginia-Main Campus's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.