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University of Virginia

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

Location Charlottesville, VA

Population 220,000

Website https://www.virginia.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,315

Men / Women 44% / 56%

White 54%

Asian 16%

Black 8%

Hispanic 8%

Mixed 6%

International 5%

Native American 0%

From State 66%

From Region 4%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 26%

Education 17%

Business & Economics 15%

Engineering 10%

Computer Science 8%

Life & Natural Sciences 8%

Physical Sciences & Math 7%

Health Sciences 6%

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 (84%)

Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)

Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 12%

Yield (Unbound) 30%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$529M	#40
Engineering, Computing & Math	$146M	#42
Humanities & Social Sciences	$25M	#61

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	152	#30
Humanities & Social Sciences	442	#32
Life & Natural Sciences	261	#106

Honors College

Name Echols Scholars Program

Students 800 (5%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 60%

SAT Range 1430 – 1510

SAT Math Range 710 – 780

SAT RW Range 700 – 760

ACT Range 32 – 35

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	2,409	44% / 56%	4%	$88,583		94%
Computer Science	337 +32	76% / 24%	3%	$160,993	100	96%
Astronomy	18 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$85,508	83	—
Chemistry	128 +3	41% / 59%	2%	$69,058	57	97%
Mathematics	35 +34	60% / 40%	14%	$133,210	99	87%
Physics	24 +14	79% / 21%	4%	$86,878	84	—
Statistics	108 +44	49% / 51%	16%	$108,373	96	95%
Biology	262 +28	28% / 72%	3%	$67,974	54	92%
Environmental Science	69 +13	29% / 71%	0%	$58,888	28	96%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	19 —	0% / 100%	5%	$59,354	29	97%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	86 —	21% / 79%	1%	$78,439	75	100%
Economics	260 +119	69% / 31%	9%	$95,941	91	95%
Health Administration	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$96,045	91	—
African-American Studies	12 +9	42% / 58%	0%	$58,297	26	93%
Anthropology	32 +9	12% / 88%	0%	$55,460	18	86%
Area Studies	2 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$57,540	24	93%
Behavioral Neuroscience	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$68,328	55	—
Child Development	43 +1	9% / 91%	2%	$70,205	59	100%
Classical Languages	7 +1	57% / 43%	0%	$64,511	44	—
English	100 +33	25% / 75%	0%	$65,660	48	91%
French	15 +11	33% / 67%	0%	$64,686	45	88%
German	2 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$64,441	44	—
History	116 +30	62% / 38%	2%	$68,242	54	90%
Interdisciplinary Studies	64 —	38% / 62%	3%	$73,091	65	90%
International Affairs	107 +31	49% / 51%	3%	$87,416	85	96%
Italian	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$64,686	45	88%
Mass Communication/Media Studies	116 +26	20% / 80%	3%	$79,620	76	99%
Philosophy	19 +16	37% / 63%	0%	$63,572	41	100%
Political Science	94 +16	48% / 52%	1%	$84,910	83	90%
Psychology	175 +52	25% / 75%	3%	$67,873	54	95%
Religion/Religious Studies	13 +14	54% / 46%	0%	$62,116	37	96%
Slavic Languages	3 +5	0% / 100%	0%	$64,518	44	—
Sociology	56 +4	32% / 68%	11%	$68,316	55	89%
Spanish	32 +30	28% / 72%	0%	$64,686	45	88%
Art/Art Studies	23 +17	13% / 87%	4%	$46,334	5	90%
Music	20 +11	55% / 45%	0%	$45,741	5	—
Theater	4 +8	25% / 75%	25%	$43,402	3	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy		98	27% / 73%	1%	$110,885		95%
Public Policy		98 —	27% / 73%	1%	$110,885	97	95%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
McIntire School of Commerce		389	46% / 54%	8%	$136,313		100%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods		389 —	46% / 54%	8%	$136,313	99	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Architecture	116	34% / 66%	7%	$73,571		98%
Architectural History and Criticism	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	$74,701	68	—
Architecture	89 —	30% / 70%	7%	$73,156	65	98%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	19 —	47% / 53%	11%	$75,045	69	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Education and Human Development	738	37% / 63%	3%	$66,121		95%
Early Childhood Education	3 —	0% / 100%	33%	$56,766	22	95%
Elementary Education	24 —	8% / 92%	0%	$56,766	22	95%
General Education	705 +163	38% / 62%	3%	$66,526	50	—
Special Education	6 —	17% / 83%	0%	$60,721	33	95%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering and Applied Science	436	59% / 41%	2%	$106,678		95%
Aerospace Engineering	49 +1	73% / 27%	0%	$93,485	89	95%
Biomedical Engineering	105 —	38% / 62%	3%	$94,692	90	97%
Chemical Engineering	33 —	39% / 61%	0%	$115,895	98	88%
Civil Engineering	40 —	52% / 48%	2%	$95,518	91	95%
Computer Engineering	46 +10	91% / 9%	2%	$139,318	99	95%
Electrical Engineering	26 +6	77% / 23%	4%	$114,299	98	95%
General Engineering	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$86,699	84	83%
Materials Engineering	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$97,145	92	—
Mechanical Engineering	69 +3	71% / 29%	0%	$91,262	88	90%
Systems Engineering	61 —	56% / 44%	5%	$131,258	99	100%