University of Virginia's College at Wise

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (36%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,179
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 75%
From Region 15%
Athletes 340 (31.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 34%
Black 3%
International 3%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
Hispanic 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Virginia's College at Wise 260 43% 71% 2% 6% 0% 2% $59,973 10 -0.68 57 99%
Computer Science 6 +1 100% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $83,453 6 -1.21 88 — — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,891 6 -1.23 87 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,085 12 -0.88 61 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 10 — 10% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,377 35 -0.36 64 — — — — —
Nursing 44 — 16% 70% 0% 5% 0% 0% $83,210 13 -0.90 87 100% — — — —
Business 38 — 68% 55% 8% 3% 0% 8% $65,909 24 -0.61 69 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 4 +2 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,451 6 -1.32 74 — — — — —
English 17 +1 53% 76% 0% 6% 0% 0% $47,355 26 -0.62 23 — — — — —
History 6 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,431 5 -1.12 19 95% — — — —
Liberal Studies 77 — 44% 81% 0% 10% 0% 1% $51,192 22 -0.59 33 — — — — —
Social Sciences 54 — 37% 63% 2% 6% 0% 4% $50,490 25 -0.58 31 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,376
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,799
Est. In-State Cost $16,010
Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,548
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 38.5% 100 47% 79% 0% 9% 0% 1% $50,194 22 -0.62 31 95% —
Social Sciences 20.8% 54 37% 63% 2% 6% 0% 4% $50,490 12 -0.58 31 — —
Health Sciences 16.9% 44 16% 70% 0% 5% 0% 0% $83,210 73 -0.90 87 100% —
Business & Economics 16.2% 42 69% 57% 7% 2% 0% 7% $66,246 15 -0.68 69 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 10 10% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,377 30 -0.36 64 — —
Computer Science 2.7% 7 100% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $83,373 9 -1.22 88 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,085 8 -0.88 61 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $1.1M #223 99% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #471 43% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #578 66% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #394 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #276 37% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #532 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #438 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.5M #530 83% $0 — — — —

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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 88 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 53 $338K $338K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 35 $57K $57K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 35 $57K $57K $0
Basketball 19 $416K $416K $0
Cross Country 15 $67K $67K $0
Tennis 13 $98K $98K $0
Golf 9 $111K $111K $0
Total 213 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 31 $69K $69K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 31 $69K $69K $0
Softball 25 $315K $315K $0
Lacrosse 24 $321K $321K $0
Volleyball 16 $281K $281K $0
Basketball 15 $429K $429K $0
Cross Country 13 $92K $92K $0
Tennis 10 $127K $127K $0
Golf 6 $64K $64K $0
Total 127 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 88 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 66 $126K $126K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 66 $126K $126K $0
Baseball 53 $338K $338K $0
Basketball 34 $846K $846K $0
Cross Country 28 $160K $160K $0
Softball 25 $315K $315K $0
Lacrosse 24 $321K $321K $0
Tennis 23 $226K $226K $0
Volleyball 16 $281K $281K $0
Golf 15 $176K $176K $0
Total 340 $5.6M $5.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 940 – 1120
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 520 – 580