University of Virginia-Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Virginia-Main Campus

University of Virginia-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 17,597 students of which 19,033 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Virginia-Main Campus is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 16.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,480 and an ACT midpoint of 34. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,565, with published in-state tuition of $21,803 and a Pell grant recipient share of 15.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 95.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 97.5%. Graduates earn a median of $86,863 ten years after enrolling, compared with $72,359 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 272500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.