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University of Virginia

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Official telephone: (434) 924-0311
Fax number: (434) 924-0938
Website: www.virginia.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 16,736
Full-time undergraduates: 15,816
Part-time undergraduates: 920
Total graduate students: 7,147
Full-time graduate students: 5,867
Part-time graduate students: 1,280
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 29%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
13.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
57.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Nonresident Alien
6.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
12.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
60.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.8% Nonresident Alien
5.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,167 acres
City or town school is located in: Charlottesville, VA
Population of city/town: 44,349
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in Wise, VA with University of Virginia College at Wise.
Nearest major city: Richmond, VA
Distance of nearest major city: 70 miles
Population of nearest major city: 214,114
Online campus map: www.virginia.edu/Map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including Residential colleges and language houses.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 40%
Percent of students who live off campus: 60%
Students required to live on campus: All first-year students must live on campus.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Permission required for amplified music and firearms.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 250
Other computer facilities/services: Digital media lab.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections. Rare books. Aboriginal art collection.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art museum, center for politics, observatory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, ; student legal services and new student programs; alcohol/substance education.
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, job fairs, alumni advising.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 31
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 29
Percent of men who join fraternities: 23%
Number of social sororities on campus: 15
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 14
Percent of women who join sororities: 25%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Cavalier Daily
Number of honor societies: 7
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baha'i, Catholic Student Ministry, Canterbury Episcopal Fellowship, Christians on Campus, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hillel Jewish Leadership Council, Lutheran Student Movement, Muslim Students Association, Virginia Unitarian Universalist Students, and many other religious groups
Minority student organizations:
Black Law Students Association, multiple African-American student service fraternities; Asian and Latino Student Unions
International student organizations:
Arab, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Pakistani, Thai, and Vietnamese student groups
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Band, orchestra, men's glee club, university singers, pep band, film series, Virginia Players, debating society, legal environmental group, political and professional groups, professional fraternities, honor committee, student guide service, community service activities, team managers

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Craig Littlepage,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Jane Miller,
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Programs
Athletics homepage: www.virginia.edu/
cgi-local/rcamcgi
School colors: orange and blue
School mascot: Cavalier
Athletic conference memberships: Atlantic Coast Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's divingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Men's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's crewyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's divingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 22%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 94%
Athletic facilities:
boathouse, golf course, track, wrestling room; aquatic and fitness center and other fitness centers; athletic, baseball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer and softball fields; basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, bench press, flag football, floor hockey, free-throw shooting, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wrestling
Club sports for men:
aikido, Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, cycling, diving, dodgeball, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, karate, kickboxing, lacrosse, pistol, rifle, rowing, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, snowboarding, swimming, squash, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, ballroom dance, basketball, belly dance, diving, break dance, cheerleading, dodgeball, cricket, cycling, fencing, field hockey, foosball, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, karate, kickboxing, judo, lacrosse, pistol, rifle, rowing, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, softball, snowboarding, squash, swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Richmond, VA (70 miles)
Nearest other airport: Charlottesville, VA (15 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Charlottesville, VA (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Charlottesville, VA (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Tina Fey
  • Walter Reed
  • Woodrow Wilson.

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