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Statement · Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia-Main Campus

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $8,174 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $39,926.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $86,863 ten years after entering, the 98th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 96% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1819
Enrollment, 2023
30,044
Website
virginia.edu
Campus of University of Virginia-Main Campus

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AboutPublic university in Charlottesville, Virginia, US. Wikipedia ↗

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The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County in Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his Academical Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its original governing Board of Visitors included three U.S. presidents: Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe, the latter as sitting president of the United States at the time of its foundation. As its first two rectors, presidents Jefferson and Madison played key roles in the university's foundation, with Jefferson designing both the original courses of study and the university's original architecture. The original campus contains President Monroe's former residence and law office, today used as a residential college.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Virginia”, revision 1363698399, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $39,926 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $8,174 and $35,402 a year depending on income at University of Virginia-Main Campus.

Statement of cost · University of Virginia-Main Campus

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$39,926
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$8,174
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$21,565
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$21,803

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $8,174; $30–48k: $9,696; $48–75k: $13,283; $75–110k: $20,822; over $110k: $35,402. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$8,174
$30k–$48k$9,696
$48k–$75k$13,283
$75k–$110k$20,822
Over $110k$35,402

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $86,863; the median graduate who borrowed owes $17,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$72,359
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$80,156
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
98th percentile among public 4-years
$86,863
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
36th percentile among public 4-years
$17,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,153

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $72,359; 8 yrs after entry: $80,156; 10 yrs after entry: $86,863. Median graduate debt: $17,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $17,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$72,359
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$80,156
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$86,863
Median graduate debt$17,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Virginia-Main Campus
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree1,098not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma493not reportednot reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree492$95,941$19,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsGraduate/Professional Certificate487not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree483$233,655not reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree406not reported$18,347
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree299$67,974$19,500
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree297$160,993$17,783
LawFirst Professional Degree283$247,143not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree242$67,873$19,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree198not reportednot reported
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree197$64,130not reported
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree184$87,416$20,672
MedicineFirst Professional Degree162$136,935not reported
Data ScienceMaster's Degree157not reportednot reported
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree152$79,620$21,230
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree150$65,660$15,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree127$84,910$18,015
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree120$82,057$15,130
HistoryBachelor's Degree113$68,242$19,352
Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degreenot reported$159,466not reported
Systems EngineeringMaster's Degree31$142,475not reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree58$139,318$16,875
Systems EngineeringBachelor's Degree69$131,258$19,500
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degreenot reported$130,586not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Virginia-Main Campus: 17,597 undergraduates; 16% of students receive Pell grants; 17% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

17%

2nd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

17,597

85th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

16%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

7th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

96%

finish within 150% of normal time

above the 99th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

16%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$75,580

94th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k19%
  • $30k–$48k11%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k19%
$30k–$48k11%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 5,976 people who studied at University of Virginia-Main Campus, most often in science & academia (53%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 53% (3,161 people); medicine 1.6% (95 people); law 5.9% (353 people); politics & gov 7.2% (430 people); business 2.6% (154 people); engineering & tech 1.8% (107 people); writing & journalism 6.6% (394 people); film & stage 1.6% (95 people); music 0.7% (41 people); visual arts 1.2% (74 people); sports 15% (902 people); religion 0.8% (46 people); military 1.6% (94 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia3,16153.2%
medicine951.6%
law3535.9%
politics & gov4307.2%
business1542.6%
engineering & tech1071.8%
writing & journalism3946.6%
film & stage951.6%
music410.7%
visual arts741.2%
sports90215.2%
religion460.8%
military941.6%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (2,299) · basketball player (520) · university teacher (497) · politician (357) · lawyer (323) · writer (194) · American football player (128) · historian (115)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 5% for the 1860s to 36% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 7 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1770snot reported1not reported
1800snot reported31not reported
1810snot reported34not reported
1820snot reported46not reported
1830snot reported53not reported
1840snot reported44not reported
1850snot reported49not reported
1860s3535%
1870s2653%
1880s2563%
1890s2504%
1900s96113%
1910s3774%
1920s71016%
1930s101108%
1940s2618812%
1950s7520427%
1960s8617333%
1970s6416228%
1980s6314331%
1990s4210229%
2000s305336%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 83,314 in 2019-04.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0619,428
2026-0524,208
2026-0423,992
2026-0326,153
2026-0219,162
2026-0122,034
2025-1224,808
2025-1130,974
2025-1028,546
2025-0932,183
2025-0826,235
2025-0724,146
2025-0627,652
2025-0524,684
2025-0429,742
2025-0332,773
2025-0228,499
2025-0127,589
2024-1226,690
2024-1130,539
2024-1029,037
2024-0930,373
2024-0830,024
2024-0726,817
2024-0624,711
2024-0529,390
2024-0430,415
2024-0334,903
2024-0230,167
2024-0131,447
2023-1231,877
2023-1133,142
2023-1034,513
2023-0935,441
2023-0834,261
2023-0731,084
2023-0632,295
2023-0534,271
2023-0440,117
2023-0342,850
2023-0230,731
2023-0138,271
2022-1230,735
2022-1156,585
2022-1035,459
2022-0934,837
2022-0834,534
2022-0731,442
2022-0627,848
2022-0530,550
2022-0432,824
2022-0333,115
2022-0231,815
2022-0134,841
2021-1229,213
2021-1132,354
2021-1034,835
2021-0932,323
2021-0834,559
2021-0733,982
2021-0626,479
2021-0528,496
2021-0430,901
2021-0335,389
2021-0229,762
2021-0130,879
2020-1230,570
2020-1134,637
2020-1033,792
2020-0927,218
2020-0830,125
2020-0730,025
2020-0631,520
2020-0535,475
2020-0435,317
2020-0333,580
2020-0235,457
2020-0134,983
2019-1243,137
2019-1140,471
2019-1039,426
2019-0939,555
2019-0835,258
2019-0731,805
2019-0628,491
2019-0534,779
2019-0483,314
2019-0352,497
2019-0234,670
2019-0142,623
2018-1239,519
2018-1141,150
2018-1044,453
2018-0942,597
2018-0844,705
2018-0737,812
2018-0633,753
2018-0539,567
2018-0442,398
2018-0362,023
2018-0235,560
2018-0135,213
2017-1231,726
2017-1136,344
2017-1040,038
2017-0937,968
2017-0878,199
2017-0732,283
2017-0636,703
2017-0536,891
2017-0439,415
2017-0343,826
2017-0235,947
2017-0136,192
2016-1235,224
2016-1139,371
2016-1039,039
2016-0935,243
2016-0831,701
2016-0730,004
2016-0629,281
2016-0534,074
2016-0436,757
2016-0352,020
2016-0237,504
2016-0133,605
2015-1233,155
2015-1134,324
2015-1036,774
2015-0938,713
2015-0832,226
2015-0732,432

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Woodrow Wilson Peace 1919
  • William Faulkner Literature 1949
  • Ronald Coase Economics 1991
  • Alfred G. Gilman Medicine 1994
  • Ferid Murad Medicine 1998

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

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Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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