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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA. 340 fields, verified each cycle. from the Department of Education, the Common Data Set and the school's own bulletin, not scraped once and forgotten.

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“Boston is the campus, for better and worse. No quad to sit on, no bubble to stay in. I loved it.”

Alum, 2024, College of Communication

“I was in a lab the second semester of sophomore year. Professors answer email here.”

Junior, Engineering

“The education is worth it. The cost is not the number on the website.”

Sophomore, College of Arts and Sciences

“Consulting and finance firms recruit through Questrom. Three internships before senior year.”

Senior, Questrom

“Four years of guaranteed housing in a city this expensive is the underrated benefit.”

Senior, College of Arts and Sciences

“Sixty of my sixty four credits transferred. Get the agreement in writing first.”

Transfer, 2025, Engineering
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“My funding package covered five years. That decision was made for me before I arrived, and it changed everything.”

Doctoral candidate, Biology

“The clinical placements are in Boston hospitals. You are working with patients in your first year.”

Second year, Medicine

“My advisor has eleven students. Ask how many before you accept an offer anywhere.”

Doctoral candidate, Economics

“The part time law option let me keep working. Four years instead of three, no debt.”

Third year, Law

“Teaching load is two sections a term. Budget for that when you plan your dissertation timeline.”

Doctoral candidate, English

“Master of Public Health placement was strong. Career services is thinner than the undergraduate side.”

Alum, 2025, Public Health
4.1 ★★★★ 2,840 student reviews
4.3 ★★★★ 1,120 graduate reviews
Public, 4 yearCharlottesville, VA17,597 undergraduates2025-2026 cycle
Private, doctoralBoston, MA15,200 graduate students196 programs

Acceptance rate

16.8%

2025-2026

SAT middle 50%

1410-1540

Test optional

ACT middle 50%

32-35

Composite

Average net price

$21,565

After grants

Graduation rate

96%

Within six years

Acceptance rate

28%

34,100 applied, 9,500 admitted

Median undergraduate GPA

3.5

Across all master's programs

Funded doctoral offers

94%

Five year package, tuition and stipend

Average net cost

$41,800

Master's, after aid and assistantships

Completion rate

82%

Doctoral, within eight years

Every ranking University of Virginia-Main Campus appears in

8 lists, each with the measure it actually ranks on. A rank is only useful once you know what it counted.

#45 The Best Colleges in America The top colleges in the country, ranked on selectivity and student outcomes #55 Colleges With the Highest SAT Scores The colleges whose admitted students have the highest average SAT scores #74 The Most Selective Colleges The hardest colleges to get into, by acceptance rate #48 Colleges With the Highest Graduation Rates The colleges where students are most likely to finish their degree #48 Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates Graduation rate is one of the cleanest signals of whether a college actually supports its students to a degree. These schools graduate the largest share of the students they admit #3 Best Public Universities Public universities offer in-state tuition and enormous range. These are the strongest by graduation rate and selectivity, the ones worth a look whether or not you live in the state #16 Test-Optional and Test-Blind Colleges These schools either do not require SAT or ACT scores (test-optional) or do not consider them at all (test-blind). Strong schools are listed first, so you can build a competitive list without a test score #1 Best Colleges in Virginia The strongest colleges and universities in Virginia, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle

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