University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia
- Public
- Suburb
- 17,597 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 17%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,056per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 95%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $96,46810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Virginia families earning $100,000 or less get grants that cover at least tuition and fees; at $50,000 or less, grants also cover housing and dining. UVA meets full demonstrated need for all undergraduates.
Source: UVA Today, Dec 2023
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 17%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1410–1540Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 32–35Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,056full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $41,803sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $22,431Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $61,457Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 95%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 98%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $96,46810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 17,597Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 19%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 16%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA — admits 55%
- William & Mary Williamsburg, VA — admits 34%
- Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA — admits 93%
Also worth a look
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA — admits 31%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA — admits 14%
- William & Mary Williamsburg, VA — admits 34%
- University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA — admits 33%
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC — admits 15%
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI — admits 16%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Virginia-Main Campus, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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