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Acceptance Rate 18.66%
Yield 42.32%
SAT Score 1,490
ACT Score 33
Applicants 50,926

UVA Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 18.66% at University of Virginia-Main Campus. Total 50,926 students applied and 9,503 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,490 and the average ACT score is 33.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UVA.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$85
Admission Informationhttps://admission.virginia.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://www.virginia.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate18.66%
Average Test Scores1,490 SAT / 33 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 18.66%. A total of 50,926 students (23,195 men and 27,731 women) have applied to and 9,503 (4,116 men and 5,387 women) students admitted to University of Virginia-Main Campus.
Among them, 1,735 male and 2,287 female students have enrolled into UVA and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 42.32%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UVA
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants50,92623,19527,73100
Admitted9,5034,1165,38700
Enrolled4,0221,7352,28700
Acceptance Rate 18.66% 17.75% 19.43% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 42.32% 42.15% 42.45% - -
[Chart] University of Virginia-Main Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UVA, 2,001 applicants (50% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 674 applicants (17%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,490 at UVA. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,540 and 25th percentile score is 1,400.
The average ACT score is 33 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 34 and the 25th percentile score is 32.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UVA. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UVA with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UVA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total140014901540
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing690730750
Math710760790
ACT Composite323334
Math303234
English343535
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Virginia-Main Campus, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for UVA
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UVA

The calendar system at University of Virginia-Main Campus is Semester. University of Virginia-Main Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of Virginia-Main Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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