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University of Virginia

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 220,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,315
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 54%
Asian 16%
Black 8%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 6%
International 5%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Engineering, Computing & Math 22%
Education 17%
Life & Natural Sciences 17%
Business & Economics 15%
Arts 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $23,897
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $62,923
Est. In-State Cost $30,913
Est. Out-of-State Cost $81,397
10-Year ROI $280,000
ROI Percentile 96th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 92%
6-Year Graduation Rate 96%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 13%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $529M #41
Engineering, Computing & Math $146M #42
Humanities & Social Sciences $25M #62
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 152 #30
Humanities & Social Sciences 442 #33
Life & Natural Sciences 261 #119

Honors College

Name Echols Scholars Program
Students 800 (5%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1,410 – 1,540
ACT Range 32 – 35

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 2,409 44% / 56% 4% $88,564
Astronomy 18 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Computer Science 337 +32 76% / 24% 3% $159,399
Mathematics 35 +34 60% / 40% 14% $131,891
Physics 24 +14 79% / 21% 4%
Statistics 108 +44 49% / 51% 16% $107,300
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 19 0% / 100% 5% $65,248
Biology 262 +28 28% / 72% 3% $67,301
Chemistry 128 +3 41% / 59% 2% $68,374
Environmental Science 69 +13 29% / 71% 0% $58,305
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 86 21% / 79% 1% $72,766
Economics 260 +119 69% / 31% 9% $94,991
Health Administration 2 0% / 100% 0%
African-American/Black Studies 12 +9 42% / 58% 0% $57,720
Anthropology 32 +9 12% / 88% 0% $54,911
Area Studies 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $56,970
Behavioral Neuroscience 4 0% / 100% 0%
Child Development 43 +1 9% / 91% 2%
Classical Languages 7 +1 57% / 43% 0%
English 100 +33 25% / 75% 0% $65,010
French 15 +11 33% / 67% 0% $64,046
German 2 +4 0% / 100% 0%
History 116 +30 62% / 38% 2% $67,566
Interdisciplinary Studies 64 38% / 62% 3% $72,367
International Affairs 107 +31 49% / 51% 3% $86,550
Italian 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $64,046
Mass Communication/Media Studies 116 +26 20% / 80% 3% $78,832
Philosophy 19 +16 37% / 63% 0% $62,943
Political Science 94 +16 48% / 52% 1% $84,069
Psychology 175 +52 25% / 75% 3% $67,201
Religion/Religious Studies 13 +14 54% / 46% 0% $61,501
Slavic Languages 3 +5 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 56 +4 32% / 68% 11% $67,640
Spanish 32 +30 28% / 72% 0% $64,046
Art/Art Studies 23 +17 13% / 87% 4% $45,875
Music 20 +11 55% / 45% 0%
Theater 4 +8 25% / 75% 25%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy 98 27% / 73% 1% $109,787
Public Policy 98 27% / 73% 1% $109,787
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
McIntire School of Commerce 389 46% / 54% 8%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 389 46% / 54% 8%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Architecture 116 34% / 66% 7% $74,208
Architectural History and Criticism 8 50% / 50% 0%
Architecture 89 30% / 70% 7% $74,188
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 19 47% / 53% 11% $74,302
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Education and Human Development 738 37% / 63% 3% $56,916
Early Childhood Education 3 0% / 100% 33% $56,204
Elementary Education 24 8% / 92% 0% $56,204
General Education 705 +163 38% / 62% 3%
Special Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $60,120
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Engineering and Applied Science 436 59% / 41% 2% $106,517
Aerospace Engineering 49 +1 73% / 27% 0% $92,559
Biomedical Engineering 105 38% / 62% 3% $93,754
Chemical Engineering 33 39% / 61% 0% $114,748
Civil Engineering 40 52% / 48% 2% $94,572
Computer Engineering 46 +10 91% / 9% 2% $137,939
Electrical Engineering 26 +6 77% / 23% 4% $113,167
General Engineering 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $85,841
Materials Engineering 5 20% / 80% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 69 +3 71% / 29% 0% $90,358
Systems Engineering 61 56% / 44% 5% $135,511
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing 153 10% / 90% 1% $101,255
Nursing 153 10% / 90% 1% $101,255

Rankings

Politically Correct

Protest 101 Woke to the Bone
Progressive HQ

Politically Incorrect

Equal Opportunity Objectification Most Attractive Men
Rugged & Bookish

Engineering, Computing & Math

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Sticking to the CS Guns (For Now)
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
AI Hype Riders & Lab Rats
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Dark Matter
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
White-Collar Drug Lords
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
State-Funded CPU Factories
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
I Have Always Loved Legos General Engineering
I Build Robots While Reading Plato, Kneel Before My Megamind
Making Spreadsheets Go Brrrr Industrial & Systems Engineering
The Suits
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Whiteboard-preferred

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Cell Division
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
The Strata
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Carbon Neutral
Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Bedside Manner Bunch
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Lab Partners
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Code Blue Ready
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
SLP Specialists

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
GAAP Gatekeepers
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Capitol Hill Policy Wonks
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Show Me The Money!
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
People Operations
Tik-Tok Generation Marketing
The Creatives

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
Too Prestigious for an Undergraduate PR Degree
Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Ink & Quill
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time Environmental Policy & Sustainability
ESG Enthusiasts
Smashing the Patriarchy 101 Gender Studies
Studies Squad
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Diplomat Track
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
Footnote Masters
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety) Law
Mock Trial Champs
I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Dabbler Deluxe
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Armchair Philosophers
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Group Chat Theorists
Arguing with God for a Grade Religion
Sunday School Professors
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Field Observers

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Lesson Planners
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
ESL Squad
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
Map and Map Quest

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Building Blocks
Lights, Camera, Tuition Film
Streaming Service Bound