Public · Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands
University of the Virgin Islands
University of the Virgin Islands is a public institution in Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $7,469
- Avg net price / yr
- $38,681
- 10-yr median earnings
- 28.4%
- 150%-time completion
- 99.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
University of the Virgin Islands pairs modest former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 43rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 99.0%
- acceptance rate
- 28.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +20%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this University of the Virgin Islands profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
How University of the Virgin Islands ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
University of the Virgin Islands: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$38,681 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | University of the Virgin Islands | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,681 | #2916 of 5103 | 43rd |
| Average net price | $7,469 | #719 of 5020 | 86th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 28.4% | #4375 of 4858 | 10th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,518 | #1743 of 5462 | 68th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 99.0% |
| SAT Average | 938 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 360 – 480 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 423 – 550 |
| ACT Average | 17 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 19 – 22 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at University of the Virgin Islands
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$6,578 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$5,968 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$8,551 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$11,863 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at University of the Virgin Islands - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $5,957 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $16,557 |
| Average Net Price | $7,469 |
University of the Virgin Islands costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $11,730 to $7,599 (-35.2%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
Over the same years, enrollment went -29.3% (2,023 → 1,431 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 28.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 68.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $32,360 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $38,681 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 48.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 59.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $16,800 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $178/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 6 | 113 | $62,789 | $94,239 | $16,180 |
| Master's | 1 | 13 | - | - | - |
Top programs at University of the Virgin Islands by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$94,239 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$58,403 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$51,737 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$46,775 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 34 | $94,239 | $12,970 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's | 9 | $58,403 | - |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 14 | $51,737 | $19,533 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 31 | $46,775 | $16,037 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 8 | - | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 17 | - | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 13 | - | - |
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Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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