University of Virginia

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 220,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Honors College

Name Echols Scholars Program
Students 800 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,614
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 66%
From Region 4%
Athletes 789 (4.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Asian 20%
Hispanic 8%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
International 5%
Native American 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
College of Arts and Sciences 2,728 45% 51% 21% 6% 6% 5% $97,424 93 +0.82 87 95% 1400 1530
Computer Science 591 +65 66% 29% 43% 5% 4% 6% $156,917 86 +0.94 100 97% — — 1400 1530
Astronomy 19 +2 53% 68% 5% 11% 5% 5% $74,420 20 -0.66 57 — — — 1400 1530
Chemistry 117 +5 37% 44% 27% 8% 3% 1% $68,352 35 -0.31 41 100% — — 1400 1530
Mathematics 53 +40 55% 49% 15% 2% 6% 15% $95,794 80 +0.39 86 93% — — 1400 1530
Physics 34 +8 59% 71% 12% 3% 0% 6% $55,784 1 -2.00 11 94% — — 1400 1530
Statistics 117 +55 46% 34% 33% 3% 4% 15% $116,937 74 +0.26 96 91% — — 1400 1530
Biology 255 +31 27% 47% 24% 4% 7% 3% $67,717 57 +0.15 39 96% — — 1400 1530
Environmental Science 63 +10 32% 68% 8% 2% 3% 2% $73,811 97 +1.90 55 98% — — 1400 1530
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 19 — 0% 68% 0% 5% 5% 5% $72,843 94 +1.40 53 93% — — 1400 1530
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 91 — 30% 60% 9% 11% 4% 1% $76,453 95 +1.71 61 100% — — 1400 1530
Economics 343 +150 66% 66% 12% 2% 3% 7% $113,029 75 +0.57 95 96% — — 1400 1530
Health Administration 7 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $105,517 98 +2.02 92 — — — 1400 1530
African-American Studies 9 +7 22% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $56,376 49 -0.23 12 93% — — 1400 1530
Area Studies 2 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $69,726 79 +0.83 45 88% — — 1400 1530
Classical Languages 6 +1 67% 50% 0% 17% 17% 17% $70,808 90 +1.14 47 — — — 1400 1530
English 93 +30 20% 67% 13% 5% 2% 0% $60,536 87 +0.99 20 96% — — 1400 1530
French 9 +13 11% 67% 11% 0% 0% 11% $72,092 93 +1.25 51 95% — — 1400 1530
German 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $71,183 91 +1.17 48 — — — 1400 1530
History 90 +18 56% 69% 6% 8% 4% 7% $73,721 93 +1.64 55 96% — — 1400 1530
Interdisciplinary Studies 75 — 41% 77% 1% 5% 7% 0% $66,829 91 +0.91 37 86% — — 1400 1530
Italian — +1 — — — — — — $72,092 93 +1.25 51 95% — — 1400 1530
Philosophy 19 +14 58% 63% 16% 11% 5% 0% $76,629 87 +1.15 62 91% — — 1400 1530
Religious Studies 7 +10 29% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $67,754 97 +2.08 39 100% — — 1400 1530
Slavic Languages 5 +3 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,782 89 +1.14 47 — — — 1400 1530
Spanish 37 +26 30% 68% 5% 5% 11% 5% $72,092 93 +1.25 51 95% — — 1400 1530
Anthropology 27 +9 11% 52% 15% 7% 15% 4% $57,713 61 +0.08 14 86% — — 1400 1530
Behavioral Neuroscience 26 — 19% 58% 27% 12% 0% 0% $71,059 90 +1.07 48 — — — 1400 1530
Child Development 33 — 12% 55% 9% 15% 6% 6% $63,123 97 +1.17 27 95% — — 1400 1530
International Affairs 124 +38 40% 56% 11% 7% 10% 5% $90,223 95 +0.91 81 95% — — 1400 1530
Media Studies 106 +25 20% 65% 3% 8% 11% 3% $78,744 95 +1.57 66 98% — — 1400 1530
Political Science 86 +19 50% 60% 8% 8% 13% 1% $85,116 87 +0.95 76 94% — — 1400 1530
Psychology 156 +52 24% 53% 20% 6% 11% 2% $65,290 95 +1.55 33 94% — — 1400 1530
Sociology 49 +24 45% 39% 12% 24% 16% 0% $67,952 91 +1.00 40 87% — — 1400 1530
Art/Art Studies 35 +21 11% 54% 17% 9% 3% 6% $57,118 91 +1.10 13 84% — — 1400 1530
Music 16 +12 62% 50% 6% 6% 12% 0% $54,140 83 +0.79 9 — — — 1400 1530
Theater 6 +3 67% 50% 17% 0% 17% 17% $52,885 95 +1.32 7 — — — 1400 1530
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy 120 35% 67% 7% 8% 7% 2% $109,472 98 +2.74 94 95%
Public Policy 120 — 35% 67% 7% 8% 7% 2% $109,472 99 +2.74 94 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McIntire School of Commerce 398 51% 51% 17% 6% 9% 5% $133,394 100 +2.90 99 100%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 398 — 51% 51% 17% 6% 9% 5% $133,394 98 +2.90 99 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Architecture 91 41% 56% 12% 5% 10% 5% $74,189 55 +0.70 56 93% 1390 1510
Architectural History and Criticism 4 +2 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,995 80 +0.68 56 — — — 1390 1510
Architecture 69 — 36% 51% 16% 6% 9% 6% $74,276 82 +0.71 56 92% — — 1390 1510
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 18 — 50% 72% 0% 6% 17% 6% $73,901 80 +0.67 56 98% — — 1390 1510
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education and Human Development 560 25% 51% 18% 10% 6% 3% $66,123 32 +1.32 35 95% 1330 1470
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,621 82 +0.64 13 95% — — 1330 1470
Elementary Education 22 — 18% 64% 14% 0% 9% 5% $56,621 82 +0.64 13 95% — — 1330 1470
General Education 530 +154 25% 50% 18% 10% 6% 3% $66,617 91 +1.35 36 — — — 1330 1470
Special Education 6 — 17% 33% 17% 33% 0% 0% $60,566 75 +0.70 20 95% — — 1330 1470
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Applied Science 516 62% 57% 17% 4% 6% 3% $121,717 99 +1.09 98 96% 1420 1530
Aerospace Engineering 68 +7 85% 65% 19% 0% 3% 4% $95,396 14 -0.94 86 88% — — 1420 1530
Biomedical Engineering 109 — 46% 51% 15% 6% 7% 3% $128,412 98 +2.54 98 98% — — 1420 1530
Chemical Engineering 29 — 45% 59% 24% 0% 3% 0% $106,389 57 +0.09 92 91% — — 1420 1530
Civil Engineering 42 — 57% 67% 12% 5% 10% 0% $95,242 70 +0.42 86 93% — — 1420 1530
Computer Engineering 55 +5 76% 45% 27% 7% 7% 5% $165,686 98 +2.30 100 100% — — 1420 1530
Electrical Engineering 36 +14 81% 56% 14% 6% 11% 6% $111,306 46 -0.27 95 100% — — 1420 1530
General Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $95,626 48 -0.22 86 93% — — 1420 1530
Materials Engineering 6 — 33% 17% 0% 33% 33% 0% $99,662 77 +0.58 89 — — — 1420 1530
Mechanical Engineering 90 +6 72% 67% 10% 3% 6% 2% $97,645 47 -0.20 87 97% — — 1420 1530
Systems Engineering 79 — 43% 54% 23% 3% 4% 3% $158,735 98 +2.90 100 97% — — 1420 1530
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 151 11% 56% 10% 7% 15% 3% $88,141 86 -0.41 79 99% 1380 1510
Nursing 151 — 11% 56% 10% 7% 15% 3% $88,141 39 -0.41 79 99% — — 1380 1510

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $25,106
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $66,941
Est. In-State Cost $32,477
Est. Out-of-State Cost $86,595
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

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

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
Business & Economics 16.4% 748 58% 58% 15% 4% 6% 6% $123,795 96 +1.82 98 98% —
Social Sciences 15.9% 727 31% 58% 11% 9% 10% 2% $81,148 97 +1.44 70 94% —
Computer Science 12.9% 591 66% 29% 43% 5% 4% 6% $156,917 91 +0.94 100 97% —
Education 12.3% 560 25% 51% 18% 10% 6% 3% $66,124 95 +1.32 35 95% —
Engineering 11.3% 516 62% 57% 17% 4% 6% 3% $121,718 95 +1.09 98 96% —
Humanities 7.8% 355 39% 68% 7% 8% 5% 3% $68,063 93 +1.18 40 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.4% 340 46% 45% 25% 5% 4% 9% $88,431 74 -0.19 80 95% —
Health Sciences 5.7% 261 16% 58% 9% 8% 11% 2% $82,952 73 +0.46 73 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.6% 255 27% 47% 24% 4% 7% 3% $67,717 50 +0.15 39 96% —
Arts 3.2% 148 37% 55% 13% 6% 9% 5% $67,121 95 +0.83 38 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 63 32% 68% 8% 2% 3% 2% $73,811 97 +1.90 55 98% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $303M #37 40% $25.4M 15 #112 23 93
Life & Natural Sciences $182M #28 54% $2.7M 46 #58 389 132
Engineering $122M #38 61% $4.8M 114 #28 628 45
Education $56.8M #4 64% $0.0M 39 #92 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $45.5M #74 71% $0.2M 62 #45 358 58
Humanities & Social Sciences $34.0M #63 29% $0 95 #45 202 41
Computer Science $20.8M #52 59% $1.1M 22 #44 195 12
Business & Economics $8.7M #73 3% $0 12 #110 88 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 8 #60 44 10
Total $774M #41 50% $34.2M 413 #53 1,927 391

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 D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 127 $51.4M $33.6M $17.8M
Track & Field (combined) 121 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Lacrosse 50 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Baseball 41 $6.4M $6.4M $0
Soccer 41 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Wrestling 37 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 30 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Basketball 19 $17.8M $16.6M $1.2M
Tennis 14 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Squash 13 $679K $679K $0
Golf 10 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Total 425 $90.3M $71.3M $19.0M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Rowing 67 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Basketball 38 $5.8M $5.8M $0
Lacrosse 36 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 36 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 33 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Softball 23 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Field Hockey 22 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Volleyball 19 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Squash 14 $708K $708K $0
Golf 9 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 9 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Total 364 $29.2M $29.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 251 $5.4M $5.4M $0
Football 127 $51.4M $33.6M $17.8M
Lacrosse 86 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Soccer 77 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Rowing 67 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 63 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Basketball 57 $23.6M $22.4M $1.2M
Baseball 41 $6.4M $6.4M $0
Wrestling 37 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Squash 27 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 23 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Tennis 23 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Field Hockey 22 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Golf 19 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Volleyball 19 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Total 789 $150.6M $150.6M $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 12.5%
Yield (non-ED) 30%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 22% 12% 11%
Early Decision 42% 23% 21%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1410 – 1510
SAT Math Range 710 – 780
SAT RW Range 700 – 760