University

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

The University of Virginia is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded by Thomas Jefferson and chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1819. At the center of its historic grounds is the Academical Village, designed by Jefferson, in which students live in single rooms between the pavilions surrounding the Lawn, which is anchored at one end by the Rotunda, the University's first library. UVA is the flagship public university of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its athletic teams are known as the Virginia Cavaliers, and students are nicknamed "Wahoos" or "Hoos."

Institution type: Public
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Common App
Testing policy: Test optional (2025–2026)
In-state tuition: $21,803
Out-of-state tuition: $59,512
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 17,597

Website Admissions Financial aid

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

15.6%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 17,848 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 17,302 students
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 546 students

First-year admission

Majors

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Engineering
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Archeology
Social Sciences
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
Architecture and Related Services
Architecture
Architecture and Related Services
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Engineering

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-05 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

View deadlines from earlier years

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $75
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source · supports admissions_url
https://admission.virginia.edu/
Retrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports financial_aid_url
https://sfs.virginia.edu/uva-financial-aid

First-year applications (C1)

First-year students admitted (C1)

10,086 students

First-year students enrolled (C1)

3,978 students

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 48.7%
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 14.5%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 700 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 710 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 32 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 14:1

Source: University of Virginia Common Data Set 2025-26 · Retrieved 2026-09-01

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://ira.virginia.edu/common-data-set/common-data-set-2025-2026 · Import: cds-2026-09-v39

Business/Commerce, General

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

Architecture and Related Services

Civil Engineering

Engineering

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Cognitive Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Engineering

Engineering

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Economics

Social Sciences

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

Engineering, General

Engineering

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Health and Medical Administrative Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Materials Engineering

Engineering

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Special Education and Teaching

Education

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Systems Engineering

Engineering

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

2025–2026

Transfer · 2025–2026
2025-10-01 — Spring transfer student deadline; notification by December 1. Additional transfer date(s) for this cycle: 2026-03-01 (Fall transfer student deadline; notification by May 1.).
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Early decision · 2025–2026
2025-11-01 — Early Decision is a binding admission plan; student deadline November 1, teacher/counselor deadline November 8. Decisions of admit, deny, or defer released by December 15; admitted students expected to submit deposits by January 15.
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Early action · 2025–2026
2025-11-01 — Early Action is a non-binding and unrestrictive admission plan; student deadline November 1, teacher/counselor deadline November 8. Decisions released by February 15; admitted students have until May 1 to reserve a spot.
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Regular decision · 2025–2026
2026-01-05 — Regular Decision is a non-binding and unrestrictive admission plan; student deadline January 5, teacher/counselor deadline January 10. Notification by April 1; admitted students have until May 1 to reserve a spot.
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Financial aid · 2025–2026
2026-03-01 — First-year priority deadline (March 1, 2026, for the 2026–2027 aid year) to submit both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile to be considered for all forms of aid. UVA meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for students who apply by the March 1 deadline.
https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/how-apply-aid-undergrad-programs/how-apply-financial-aid-first-year

Value: UVA written supplements

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

2025–2026

Application fee · Required
An application fee applies; fee waivers are available. The specific fee amount was not stated on an official UVA admission page reviewed.
https://admission.virginia.edu/faqs
Fee waiver · Optional
Application fee waivers are offered. Eligibility includes receiving/being eligible for an SAT or ACT fee waiver, free or reduced price lunch, family income within USDA guidelines, public assistance, TRIO/GEAR UP participation, subsidized housing/foster/homeless status, ward of the state/orphan, Pell Grant eligibility, or a supporting statement from a school official or counselor. Others may request a waiver for extenuating circumstances by contacting the Office of Admission.
https://admission.virginia.edu/faqs
Teacher evaluations · Required
Value: 1
One teacher evaluation from an academic subject teacher is required for each first-year application, submitted online.
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Counselor recommendation · Optional
A counselor recommendation may be submitted with the secondary school report but is not required for an application to be reviewed. If a counselor cannot write one, a recommendation from another school administrator or academic teacher may be submitted.
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Personal essay · Required
Common Application personal essay (applications are submitted through the Common Application).
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Supplemental essays · Required
UVA first-year applicants complete supplemental short-answer questions in the Common Application; the specific questions depend on the school/program to which the student applies. The exact 2025–2026 prompt text could not be confirmed on a live official UVA page at time of verification.
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Portfolio · Optional
Students with exceptional talent in the arts may submit an optional arts portfolio through the Common Application via SlideRoom, following departmental guidelines. Not required to enroll in arts classes.
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Secondary school report · Required
The secondary school report is required for each first-year application; the counselor also submits the school profile and transcript(s).
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
English proficiency · Recommended
Students whose first language is not English, or who have attended an English-speaking school for fewer than two years, are encouraged to submit TOEFL or IELTS results.
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
CSS Profile · Required
The CSS Profile is required to be considered for University scholarships and grants; submit by the March 1 priority deadline. Students interested only in federal aid may submit the FAFSA alone.
https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/how-apply-aid-undergrad-programs/how-apply-financial-aid-first-year
FAFSA · Required
The FAFSA is required to be considered for federal and state aid; submit by the March 1 priority deadline.
https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/how-apply-aid-undergrad-programs/how-apply-financial-aid-first-year

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports application_platforms

https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports testing_policy

https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://admission.virginia.edu/faqs

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports deadlines

https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports description

https://www.virginia.edu/aboutuva

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?234076

Retrieved 2026-06-10