Charlottesville, VA · Public
16.8%
Acceptance rate
1,488
SAT Average
$22,881
Avg net price
17,315
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 4,564Master’s 2,424Doctoral 845 |
| Bachelor’s 629Master’s 32Doctoral 35 |
| Bachelor’s 591Master’s 113Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 530Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 516Master’s 210Doctoral 87 |
| Bachelor’s 398Master’s 718Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 255Master’s 4Doctoral 51 |
| Bachelor’s 182Master’s 62Doctoral 21 |
| Bachelor’s 177Master’s 180Doctoral 170 |
| Bachelor’s 170Master’s 82Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 170Master’s 49Doctoral 40 |
| Bachelor’s 120Master’s 78Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 106Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 93Master’s 30Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 91Master’s 70Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 91Master’s 21Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 90Master’s 14Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 75Master’s 204Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 63Master’s 28Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 60Master’s 10Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 57Master’s 2Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 33Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s 314Doctoral 38 |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s 4Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s 4Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 54Doctoral 306 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 135Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
University of Virginia
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Projected sponsored sports25
Athletic participation
789 unique student-athletes · 23 varsity teams
Early Decision
Binding · Decision released by Dec 15
Early Action
Decision released by Feb 15
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1
· Apply with Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $18,160
- Required fees
- $3,643
- Food and housing
- $14,800
- Books and supplies
- $1,480
- Other expenses
- $3,720
- Total
- $41,803
- $34,0942019–2019–20
- $35,6642020–2120–21
- $36,3142021–2221–22
- $38,1322022–2322–23
- $39,9262023–2423–24
- $41,8032024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $22,881 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 31%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $35,691
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Virginia-Main Campus’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Virginia-Main Campus admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Virginia-Main Campus runs one binding Early Decision round and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Virginia-Main Campus admits in-state applicants at 23.6%, out-of-state applicants at 13%, and international applicants at 11.6%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
3,978 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 21% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
48.7% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
14.5% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 30.4% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 30.4% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Virginia-Main Campus rates 5 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- State residency
- Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of Virginia-Main Campus leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
University of Virginia-Main Campus's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $22,881 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,253 of 3,978 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Virginia-Main Campus offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
University of Virginia-Main Campus admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
97.3% of University of Virginia-Main Campus’s first-years return for a second year and 95.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03