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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public · Midsize suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · UVMC · University of Virginia UVa UVA

Public institution in Charlottesville, VA · 17,315 undergraduates · 17% acceptance rate · $86,863 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,8811,332nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$20,9861,148th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$58,0141,904th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$38,1321,166th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,500426th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$86,86390th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$72,35996th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
95.3%36th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
97.3%79th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
16.9%65th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
148846th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
349th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
17,315143rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.7%1,966th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 85 mi (IAD)

On 6 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 61 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$96,310$92,077
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$86,867$90,146
Systems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$78,897$82,808
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$78,719$82,440
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$74,576
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$74,576
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,858$72,605
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,219$67,561
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,821$68,666
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,898$63,191
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$62,818$62,409
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$57,556$52,289

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $25,330,327 (M $14,175,770 · W $11,154,557)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

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Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Virginia-Main Campus’s 17,315 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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