P.O. Box 400301
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4301
Pace Lochte
Director, Office of Regional Business Development
Phone: 434-924-7566
lochte@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu

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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

The University of Virginia (U.Va.), located in Charlottesville, is distinctive among institutions of higher education, and consistently ranks among the top two public universities in the United States.  The University was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and sustains an ideal of developing, through education, leaders who are well-prepared to help shape the future of the nation.

RANKING

• The University of Virginia is tied as the No. 2 best public university in the 2011 edition of the U.S. News and World Report rankings. In the 13 years since U.S. News began ranking public universities as a separate category, U.Va. has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2.

• In 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranked U.Va. as the 8^th best in the country for undergraduate teaching.

• U.Va. continues to rank in the Top 25 among the best of all national universities, public and private, tying with UCLA and Wake Forest at No. 25 in 2010.

• The University of Virginia is ranked No. 1 for the second year in a row among 50 "best value" public colleges and universities, according to The Princeton Review, one of America's most widely known education services and test preparation companies.

• The University of Virginia Medical Center is one of only 15 major teaching hospitals to be ranked among the nation's top 100 hospitals, according to Thomson Reuters' 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks study. In addition, the U.Va. Medical Center is one of only two hospitals from the Commonwealth to be selected.

• In June 2010, 47 U.Va. Health System doctors were selected for inclusion in the annual guide America's Top Doctors™ (eighth edition) recognizing those physicians who are considered among the top one percent in their specialties.

2010

BusinessWeek ranked the McIntire School of Commerce as the No. 2 undergraduate business program in the country.

The University of Virginia is ranked No. 1 for the second year in a row among 50 "best value" public colleges and universities, according to The Princeton Review, one of America's most widely known education services and test preparation companies.

Based on the quality of both its academic and financial aid offerings, the University of Virginia ranks third among more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities across the nation for "best value," according to an annual ranking by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

The University of Virginia was ranked 10th among large universities in having the most volunteers on the Peace Corps' annual list of "Top Producing Colleges and Universities." U.Va. has 64 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers.

2009

BusinessWeek ranked the McIntire School of Commerce as the No. 1 undergraduate business program in the country.

Forbes released a biennial survey of America's best business schools and ranked Darden 9th in the nation. The survey ranks schools based on "return on investment," which is determined by compensation five years after graduation minus tuition and the forgone salary during school.

For the second consecutive year, in 2009 the Princeton Review ranked the faculty at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business as the best in the business.

The University of Virginia offers students the best education for their money of all the nation's public universities, according to "Best Value Colleges for 2009," a ranking released by The Princeton Review and USA TODAY.

In the 2009 edition of its "Best 174 Law Schools," the Princeton Review ranked U.Va.'s School of Law first in the "Quality of Life" category. Other rankings for U.Va. Law: No. 3 in Best Career Prospects, No. 4 in "Professors Rock" (Legally Speaking), and No. 5 in Best Classroom Experience.

University of Virginia's College at Wise

The 2009 U.S. News & World report ranked the University of Virginia College at Wise No. 4 for 2010 among liberal art colleges in the Least Debt category. While 59 percent of students at the College at Wise graduate with debt, at an average debt of $10,252, it is the fourth lowest among national liberal arts colleges.

SUPERLATIVES/RECENT ACCOLADES

Faculty

• 14 members of the Institute of Medicine
• 3 Sloan Research Fellowships
• 3 Packard Foundation Awards
• 2 Pew Scholars in Biomedicine
• 12 National Academy of Engineering members
• 3 MacArthur fellows
• 25 Guggenheim fellows
• 26 Fulbright Scholars
• 6 National Endowment for the Humanities fellows
• 4 members of the National Academy of Science
• 24 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2 Presidential Young Investigators Awards

Area

• Top "Brainiest" Metropolitan Areas - The Atlantic
• Number One City for Retirement - Kiplinger.com
• Healthiest Place to Live - Men's Journal magazine 2010
• Top Place to Retire - Kiplinger magazine 2010
• 4th Best Place to Live in the Country - Kiplinger's Magazine 2009
• 11th Best Town to Find a Job - Forbes Magazine 2009
• One of the 30 Coolest Neighborhoods, Belmont - Men's Health Magazine June '09
• 18th Safest Mid-Sized Cities in the Country (populations between 150,000 and 500,000), Farmers Insurance
• AAA Bond Rating by Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s 2009, Moody’s has ranked City AAA since 1973, S & P since 1964
• AARP, Top 10 Healthiest Places to Retire, 2008
• Best Places to Retire, Black Enterprise Magazine, 2nd in 2008
• Best City for Living and Launching a Business by Fortune and Money Magazines - 18th Place in 2008.
• Best Small Market for Business by Forbes Magazine - 9th Place in 2008.
• 2008 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award, Gold and Flag Award in the Environmental Program (Government) category
• USGBC LEED Gold Certification, Downtown Transit Center, 2008, 1st LEED Gold municipal designation in the state.
• Top Ten Digital City, Center for Digital Government, 3rd 2005, 4th 2006, 6th 2007, 5th 2008, 4th 2009

• Sponsored Program awards totaled over $338 million for FY 2011 from all sources (federal and state agencies, industry and private foundations).

FULLTIME ENROLLMENT
(2010-11): 21,049

TUITION (2011-12):
IN-STATE TUITION: Undergraduate: $11,794; Graduate: $15,108
OUT OF STATE TUITION: Undergraduate: $36,788; Graduate: $25,104

STUDENT BODY CHARACTERISTICS (2009-10)

Student Enrollment

AFFILIATED SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, GRADUATE SCHOOLS
College of Arts and Sciences
Curry School of Education
Darden Graduate School of Business
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
McIntire School of Commerce
School of Architecture
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
School of Engineering and Applied Science
School of Law
School of Medicine
School of Nursing

SATELLITE CAMPUSES: The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

NUMBER OF DEGREES CONFERRED (2009-10):
Bachelor’s: 3,561
Master’s: 1,760
First Professional: 514
Doctorate: 347

SELECTED DEGREES OFFERED: