UVA CDS VERIFIED

Charlottesville, Virginia (South) · 17,901 undergrads · ~33 avg class size · 15:1 student-faculty · $21,000/yr sticker

public Tier 2

Jefferson-founded public flagship. McIntire commerce school, strong politics/foreign affairs, traditional honor code.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

12.5%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Decision24.0%

Early Action12.4%

Regular Decision7.1%

State residency

In-state30.0%

Out-of-state15.0%

By college within the university

School of Architecture

20.0%

School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS)

22.0%

McIntire School of Commerce

3rd-year admission only; need to enter via CAS first

30.0%

School of Nursing

30.0%

College of Arts & Sciences

17.0%

GPA range

3.85–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1410–1520

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

32–35

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$86K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 1.8 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 11 sources

$72K

Entry

$86K

10-year

$95K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 1.8 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $936K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

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Where this leads

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Consulting + investment banking (McIntire is elite)
Big Law (UVA Law)
Government / DC pipeline
Tech (growing)

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