- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VASuburb: midsizeZIP 22903Founded 1819
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1819
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.virginia.edu
VirginiaPublic
University of Virginia-Main Campus
University of Virginia-Main Campus is a public university in Charlottesville, Virginia, with 17,597 undergraduates. It admits 17% of applicants, graduates 94% within six years and costs $18,056 a year after aid.
94%graduate
Admission rate17%
Retention98%
4-year graduation91%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans19%
$18,056net price / year
17%admission rate
1480average SAT
94%graduate in 6 years
$96,468median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#81 of 1,704 for earnings#722 of 1,739 for lowest net price#31 of 1,738 for graduation rate#65 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $41,803tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,431
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $61,457
- Average net price
- $18,056national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,479
$30,001–48,000$8,203
$48,001–75,000$13,391
$75,001–110,000$17,879
$110,001+$33,994
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 17%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 700–760
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 710–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 32–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college17%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college98%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college94%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 94%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 91%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 95%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $80,677
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $96,468middle 50%: $64,238–$153,593
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$153,593
Median, University of Virginia-Main Campus$96,468
Lower quarter$64,238
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 17,597
- Part-time
- 3.2%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 96%
- Average faculty salary
- $17,428 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $26,598
- Endowment, end of year
- $10,055,403,543
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic7.9%
Black7.5%
Asian20%
Two or more races5.8%
U.S. nonresident4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.2%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences13%
Computer & information sciences12%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Engineering11%
Business & management8.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.2%
Psychology3.7%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Virginia
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | $12,913 | 43% | $60,482 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | $25,037 | 65% | $64,442 |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | $23,550 | 80% | $75,482 |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | $14,697 | 66% | $79,923 |
| William & Mary Williamsburg, VA | $18,880 | 88% | $83,488 |
| Radford University Radford, VA | $13,701 | 48% | $59,134 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | $18,431 | 93% | $104,590 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | $16,776 | 95% | $103,872 |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | $19,148 | 97% | $121,957 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | $18,554 | 89% | $81,694 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | $16,754 | 91% | $93,897 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $16,600 | 90% | $80,330 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 234076. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q213439.