University of Virginia
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Virginia is a public research university in Charlottesville, VA (suburb setting), with 17,612 undergraduates (55% women). It admitted 17% of 56,528 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1410–1530 on the SAT and 32–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $76,954 a year for out-of-state students and $39,926 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,831 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 95% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in liberal arts & general studies, social sciences, engineering. The campus reported 3.46 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Virginia ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Virginia
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Virginia teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 36 | 8 over | 6 | $2.6M | $72,809 | 994 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 41 | 7 over | 1 | $6.4M | $156,027 | 982 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 19 | 4 over | 1 | $17M | $876,126 | 961 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 38 | 23 over | 7 | $5.8M | $152,542 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 995 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 995 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic Coast Conference | 22 | room 5 | 1 | $2.1M | $93,995 | 985 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 127 | 22 over | 1 | $34M | $264,659 | 972 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $1.1M | $110,636 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $1.4M | $150,527 | 1000 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 50 | 2 over | 1 | $2.7M | $54,010 | 994 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 36 | room 2 | 5 | $2.2M | $60,551 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic Coast Conference | 67 | room 1 | 4 | $3.1M | $45,742 | 985 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 41 | 13 over | 4 | $2.3M | $56,639 | 984 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | room 2 | 1 | $2.3M | $100,176 | 988 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 30 | at cap | 1 | $1.9M | $61,953 | 974 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 33 | 3 over | 1 | $2.2M | $65,480 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 4 over | 1 | $1.8M | $127,705 | 964 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $1.7M | $190,478 | 983 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 121 | 76 over | 1 | $2.4M | $20,033 | 993 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 130 | 85 over | 1 | $3M | $22,774 | 998 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 19 | 1 over | 6 | $2.3M | $121,548 | 995 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Atlantic Coast Conference | 37 | 7 over | 1 | $1.7M | $46,774 | 986 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.