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Acceptance Rate 16.81%
Yield 39.97%
SAT Score 1,480
ACT Score 33
Applicants 58,951

UVA Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 16.81% at University of Virginia-Main Campus. Total 58,951 students applied and 9,909 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,480 and the average ACT score is 33.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$85
Admission Informationhttps://admission.virginia.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://www.virginia.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate16.81%
Average Test Scores1,480 SAT / 33 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 16.81%. A total of 58,951 students (27,252 men and 31,685 women) have applied to and 9,909 (4,382 men and 5,527 women) students admitted to University of Virginia-Main Campus.
Among them, 1,718 male and 2,243 female students have enrolled into UVA and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 39.97%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UVA
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants58,95127,25231,68500
Admitted9,9094,3825,52700
Enrolled3,9611,7182,24300
Acceptance Rate 16.81% 16.08% 17.44% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 39.97% 39.21% 40.58% - -
[Chart] University of Virginia-Main Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UVA, 1,805 applicants (46% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 547 applicants (14%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,480 at UVA. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,540 and 25th percentile score is 1,410.
The average ACT score is 33 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 35 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 Total141014801540
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing700730760
Math710750780
ACT Composite323335
Math303335
English343536
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Virginia-Main Campus, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Work experience.
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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