University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public · 17,597 undergrads (large, suburb) · website ↗

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$75 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$8,174
$30,000 – $48,000	$9,696
$48,000 – $75,000	$13,283
$75,000 – $110,000	$20,822
Over $110,000	$35,402
All incomes (average)	$21,565

Sticker tuition and fees: $21,803 in-state, $59,512 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Virginia-Main Campus's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$15,300
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$15,300
Books and supplies	$1,520
Other expenses, on campus	$3,530
Other expenses, off campus	$3,530

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (4,021 of them) in 2022–23; 44% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	28%	$29,675
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	11%	$5,476
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	26%	$26,986
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	17%	$5,791

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1480
Median ACT: 34
Students with Pell grants: 16%
Graduation rate (6yr): 96%
Freshman retention: 98%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $86,863
Median debt at graduation: $17,500
International undergrads: 842 (4.8%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $75
Students per faculty member: 15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 96%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 700–760
SAT Math: 710–780
ACT composite: 32–35

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Considered if submitted
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Considered if submitted
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 56,528
Admitted: 9,533
Enrolled: 3,966

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Social Sciences13%

Computer Science12%

Engineering11%

Business8%

Criminal Justice6%

Biology & Life Sciences5%

Psychology4%

Health & Nursing4%

Mathematics & Statistics4%

Physics & Chemistry4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (43)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	389	$95,369	$139,095national $86,176	$13,850
Economics	379	$77,018	$110,773national $82,686	$16,125
Computer and Information Sciences, General	369	$106,400	$142,041national $92,374	$14,548
Biology, General	290	$32,952	$70,240national $57,214	$15,000
Psychology, General	227	$40,381	$62,794national $50,706	$14,475
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	153	$80,235	$86,653national $88,910	$11,000
Statistics	152	$72,997	$108,532national $92,425	$9,370
History	146	$45,749	$71,187national $50,680	$15,000
Communication and Media Studies	142	$52,931	$76,243national $56,359	$13,050
International Relations and National Security Studies	138	$55,478	$82,991national $66,596	$15,000
English Language and Literature, General	133	$46,868	$55,412national $48,590	$15,145
Chemistry	131	$39,025	$68,174national $65,120	$15,500
Political Science and Government	110	$46,540	$78,310national $63,293	$15,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	105	$77,230	$109,551national $93,451	$17,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	91	$45,439	$67,904national $55,000	$17,000
Architecture	89	$57,071	$70,213national $66,914	$14,402
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	86	—	$81,110national $54,562	$15,250
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	82	$45,704	$58,475national $55,012	$14,000
Mechanical Engineering	72	$76,902	$94,881national $92,135	$19,166
Mathematics	69	—	$91,236national $69,562	$19,212
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	64	$59,882	$66,350national $55,693	$19,500
Systems Engineering	61	$96,168	$144,830national $105,185	$12,000
Sociology	60	$53,595	$68,538national $52,657	$19,369
Computer Engineering	56	$96,639	$148,175national $109,015	$16,250
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	50	$76,064	$85,681national $98,207	$14,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	44	$46,352	$71,638national $48,568	$19,500
Anthropology	41	$41,122	$51,811national $46,676	$18,094
Civil Engineering	40	$75,360	$91,651national $86,517	$17,192
Fine and Studio Arts	40	$25,427	$54,579national $41,367	—
Physics	38	—	—national $76,786	$14,000
Chemical Engineering	33	$81,944	$105,724national $98,158	$20,439
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	32	$88,885	$98,871national $100,647	$19,084
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	27	—	—national $47,382	$15,000
Religion/Religious Studies	27	—	$58,324national $41,390	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	21	$44,660	$57,646national $51,710	$22,075
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	19	—	$70,141national $58,928	—
Area Studies	3	$43,277	$65,970national $56,625	$14,248
Engineering, General	3	—	$101,078national $89,359	—
Computer Science	—	—	—national $107,009	$9,456
Applied Statistics	—	—	—	$13,250
International/Globalization Studies	—	$48,731	$76,044national $59,972	$13,225
Cognitive Science	—	$46,811	$83,554national $81,496	$15,000
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	—	$61,384	$109,851national $61,630	$18,787

Master's degrees (28)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	470	$198,087	$224,229national $103,485	$87,373
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	175	$109,103	—national $124,807	$50,536
Curriculum and Instruction	146	$66,990	$68,978national $63,399	$25,854
Data Science	120	$122,063	—	$38,994
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	98	$103,584	$110,468national $120,193	$57,130
Public Policy Analysis	91	$74,004	$99,110national $93,020	$41,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	68	$143,020	—national $124,201	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	60	$73,924	$85,232national $71,685	$22,440
Public Health	52	$69,196	$92,024national $82,751	$46,138
Architectural Sciences and Technology	49	$66,540	—national $77,466	$104,804
Systems Engineering	48	$123,458	$152,854national $144,565	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	43	—	—national $74,607	$82,000
Applied Mathematics	43	$74,288	—national $116,060	$20,946
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	42	$52,621	$75,525national $65,184	$22,002
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	32	$66,539	$74,320national $67,030	$66,299
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	30	$155,787	—national $121,855	$42,415
International Business	29	—	$117,994national $97,121	—
English Language and Literature, General	28	$41,148	—national $55,512	—
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	27	$61,190	$82,553national $79,665	$51,125
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	27	$58,626	$60,095national $60,111	$36,372
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	20	—	—national $127,347	$68,617
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	16	—	$64,896national $62,033	—
Computer Software and Media Applications	—	$114,566	$127,420national $120,083	—
Special Education and Teaching	0	$57,616	$58,042national $64,397	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	—	$57,724	$59,940national $59,916	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	—	$56,508	$59,318national $63,707	$29,791
Mechanical Engineering	—	—	$103,192national $115,974	—
Business/Commerce, General	—	$190,620	$180,117national $125,988	$136,391

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	298	$214,011	$284,309national $107,773	$181,823
Medicine	144	$65,487	$97,806national $112,460	$150,591

Doctoral degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Chemistry	27	$85,317	—national $115,386	—
Education, General	19	$99,928	$89,240national $87,373	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	15	$130,155	$133,752national $138,131	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 143 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1827 University Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2628
Phone: (434) 924-0311
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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