Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Fairfax, VA
Population 4,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,100 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,763
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 78%
From Region 6%
Athletes 2.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 32%
Asian 23%
Hispanic 17%
Black 13%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution 47 32% / 68% 53% $61,871 60 86%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 47 +1 32% / 68% 53% $61,871 60 86%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 145 26% / 74% 0% $59,939 55 98%
Health Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $57,907 50 92%
Recreation Management 6 33% / 67% 0% $56,911 47
Sport Management 28 71% / 29% 0% $59,694 55 100%
Human Development and Family Studies 12 8% / 92% 0% $58,696 52 100%
Early Childhood Education 42 0% / 100% 0% $59,481 54
Elementary Education 35 11% / 89% 0% $59,336 54
Physical Education 7 57% / 43% 0% $57,907 50 92%
Special Education 12 42% / 58% 0% $68,325 72 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computing 1,373 74% / 26% 6% $106,994 98 98%
Biomedical Engineering 39 31% / 69% 10% $88,232 91 100%
Civil Engineering 90 71% / 29% 3% $92,331 93 99%
Computer Engineering 65 78% / 22% 3% $104,670 98 100%
Electrical Engineering 47 77% / 23% 4% $99,799 96 95%
Mechanical Engineering 85 81% / 19% 5% $91,000 93 100%
Systems Engineering 17 71% / 29% 12% $116,325 99 98%
Computer Science 423 +2 79% / 21% 9% $107,315 98 97%
Computer Science and Engineering 25 84% / 16% 8% $111,827 99 90%
Cyber Security Engineering 115 +1 77% / 23% 10% $135,997 100 100%
Information Technology 467 72% / 28% 4% $107,315 98 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,774 40% / 60% 3% $59,682 55 92%
Economics $79,118 85 85%
Economics 82 +1 71% / 29% 15%
Anthropology 20 +2 25% / 75% 0% $44,159 13 89%
Communication 118 +2 32% / 68% 3% $57,755 49
Creative Writing 20 35% / 65% 0% $63,112 63 94%
English 74 +2 22% / 78% 0% $49,363 25 92%
Foreign Languages 29 +8 10% / 90% 3% $49,982 26 90%
Geography 18 +2 67% / 33% 0% $67,114 70 79%
History 70 +1 71% / 29% 1% $56,774 47 86%
Interdisciplinary Studies 101 37% / 63% 3% $56,825 47 92%
Liberal Arts 111 +2 23% / 77% 3% $56,825 47 92%
Philosophy 12 75% / 25% 0% $55,833 44
Political Science 175 +2 54% / 46% 6% $72,347 78 92%
Psychology 389 +5 23% / 77% 3% $54,605 40 93%
Religion/Religious Studies 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $55,757 44
Russian Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $55,758 44
Sociology 29 38% / 62% 3% $56,457 46 84%
Sustainability Studies 34 21% / 79% 3% $60,963 58 100%
University Studies 169 78% / 22% 1% $56,825 47 92%
Criminology, Law and Society 316 +4 34% / 66% 1% $67,771 71 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 583 17% / 83% 3% $72,083 78 96%
Clinical Laboratory Science 13 23% / 77% 8% $75,822 82
Health Education and Promotion 170 14% / 86% 2% $62,892 62 95%
Health Sciences 64 6% / 94% 2% $70,272 75 95%
Kinesiology 74 47% / 53% 3% $59,694 55 100%
Nursing 191 12% / 88% 4% $85,985 90 97%
Health Informatics 15 20% / 80% 13% $115,488 99 96%
Social Work 56 18% / 82% 2% $58,522 52 89%
Assistive/Augmentative Technology $83,206 88
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 626 41% / 59% 6% $69,017 74 91%
Mathematics and Computer Science 80 +1 64% / 36% 24% $74,805 81 91%
Astronomy 6 67% / 33% 0% $81,836 87
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 6 17% / 83% 0% $60,367 56
Chemistry 15 +2 33% / 67% 0% $58,655 52 92%
Geosciences 9 78% / 22% 0% $50,628 28 91%
Mathematics 33 +1 70% / 30% 9% $82,801 88 93%
Physics 13 85% / 15% 23% $91,077 93 100%
Statistics 14 +1 71% / 29% 0% $89,197 92
Biology 262 +2 32% / 68% 4% $66,017 68 88%
Neuroscience 66 +1 33% / 67% 3% $86,002 90 87%
Environmental Science 56 46% / 54% 0% $52,767 35 91%
Forensic Science 66 +3 21% / 79% 2% $59,682 55 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Visual and Performing Arts 357 46% / 54% 4% $50,923 29 96%
Art History 14 +1 14% / 86% 14% $59,005 53 96%
Dance 16 19% / 81% 12% $34,903 4 96%
Digital Animation 79 78% / 22% 6% $59,850 55 97%
Film Production 50 62% / 38% 0% $47,960 21 95%
Music Performance 45 +1 47% / 53% 2% $45,091 14 96%
Theatre 18 33% / 67% 6% $43,184 11 94%
Visual and Performing Arts 135 +1 30% / 70% 1% $50,834 29 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Costello College of Business 1,146 51% / 49% 10% $78,068 84 90%
Accounting 7 14% / 86% 0% $89,380 92 95%
Finance 3 100% / 0% 33% $93,519 94 93%
General Business 1,093 +1 52% / 48% 10% $78,461 84
Management 2 50% / 50% 0% $72,228 78 95%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 7 +1 86% / 14% 0% $94,551 94 95%
Marketing 6 33% / 67% 17% $73,385 79 83%
Tourism and Travel Services Management 28 29% / 71% 7% $55,555 43 89%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Schar School of Policy and Government 177 28% / 72% 31% $63,635 64 90%
International Affairs 135 +2 26% / 74% 32% $61,802 60 88%
International Relations 4 75% / 25% 0%
Public Administration 38 +1 32% / 68% 32% $70,148 75 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,939
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $41,159
Est. In-State Cost $19,325
Est. Out-of-State Cost $53,243
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.8% 1,668 37% / 63% 7% $58,573 52 91%
Business & Economics 20.5% 1,277 52% / 48% 10% $78,001 84 94%
Computer Science 17.8% 1,110 75% / 25% 8% $108,045 98 97%
Health Sciences 8.3% 515 17% / 83% 3% $72,212 78 96%
Professional 6.1% 382 32% / 68% 1% $66,373 69 96%
Arts 5.7% 357 46% / 54% 4% $50,923 29 96%
Engineering 5.5% 343 71% / 29% 5% $96,086 95 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 328 32% / 68% 4% $70,038 75 88%
Education 1.5% 96 14% / 86% 0% $60,419 56 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 96 64% / 36% 6% $76,603 83 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 56 46% / 54% 0% $52,767 35 91%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $70.8M #74 87% $0.4M 29 #107 185 9
Business & Economics $55.7M #6 1% $1.5M 25 #49 107
Humanities & Social Sciences $43.0M #50 38% $3.1M 94 #47 300 15
Computer Science $33.2M #24 71% $0.5M 27 #30 337 4
Physical Sciences & Math $30.2M #103 76% $0.3M 16 #143 242 36
Life & Natural Sciences $26.9M #114 37% $0.3M 28 #85 217 6
Health Sciences $13.5M #123 56% $0.3M 30 #66 35 4
Education $6.1M #80 59% $0.0M 38 #94
Agriculture & Food Science $1.6M #137 49% $0.0M 10 #51 55 1
Total $281M #94 52% $6.4M 297 #77 1,478 75

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1160 – 1360
SAT Math Range 580 – 680
SAT RW Range 580 – 680