Acceptance Rate History
University of Virginia-Main Campus Acceptance Rate: 16.8% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
VA · Current rate: 16.8%
University of Virginia-Main Campus admits the SAT 1410–1540 range — you might be closer than you think.
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What is University of Virginia-Main Campus's acceptance rate in 2024?
University of Virginia-Main Campus's acceptance rate in 2024 is 16.8%, roughly unchanged from 16.9% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
What is University of Virginia-Main Campus's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 23.6% (4,092 admitted of 17,370 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 13.0% (5,086 admitted of 39,271 applicants)
- International: 11.6% (908 admitted of 7,816 applicants)
Out-of-state applicants were admitted at a lower rate than in-state applicants. International applicants were admitted at a lower rate than in-state applicants.
Fall 2025 · University of Virginia-Main Campus Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Acceptance rate outside Early Decision at University of Virginia-Main Campus
Outside Early Decision, University of Virginia-Main Campus admitted 8,710 of 59,488 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 14.6%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
How many applicants does University of Virginia-Main Campus admit, and what is its acceptance rate?
In its 2024 admissions cycle, University of Virginia-Main Campus admitted 9,909 of 58,951 applicants — an overall acceptance rate of 16.8%.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
Does University of Virginia-Main Campus's 2024 acceptance rate include early-round applicants?
Yes. The 16.8% rate is one whole-cycle figure covering all 58,951 applicants University of Virginia-Main Campus received for 2024, early and regular rounds counted together; it is not the rate of any single round.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
How has University of Virginia-Main Campus's acceptance rate changed recently?
University of Virginia-Main Campus's acceptance rate was 16.9% in 2023 and 16.8% in 2024, both reported by the same source.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.8% | 58,951 | 9,909 |
| 2023 | 16.9% | 56,528 | 9,533 |
| 2022 | 18.7% | 50,926 | 9,503 |
| 2021 | 20.7% | 47,971 | 9,951 |
| 2020 | 22.6% | 40,879 | 9,230 |
| 2019 | 23.9% | 40,839 | 9,778 |
| 2018 | 26.4% | 37,182 | 9,828 |
| 2017 | 27.4% | 36,779 | 10,058 |
| 2016 | 29.9% | 32,377 | 9,668 |
| 2015 | 29.8% | 30,840 | 9,186 |
| 2014 | 29.0% | 31,021 | 8,997 |
| 2013 | 30.0% | 28,984 | 8,691 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $8,174/yr · Family income over $110k: $35,402/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
University of Virginia-Main Campus awarded institutional aid to 99 international undergraduates, averaging $28,419 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1410–1540
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at University of Virginia-Main Campus scored between 1410 and 1540 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
What this school weighs — University of Virginia-Main Campus
Course rigor and GPA are not in this table. Nearly every school rates both at the top, so they tell you nothing about this one. These six are where schools differ.
| Class rank | Very important |
|---|---|
| Standardized test scores | Considered |
| Application essay | Important |
| Recommendations | Important |
| Extracurricular activities | Important |
| Character / personal qualities | Very important |
University of Virginia-Main Campus Common Data Set 2024–25, section C7
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers University of Virginia-Main Campus's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1410–1540 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1410, and a quarter scored above 1540.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them University of Virginia-Main Campus's rate ranged from 16.8% to 30.0%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
School
University of Virginia-Main Campus
University of Virginia-Main Campus
SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1410–1540.
GPA
No published GPA data for this school.
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Trend Analysis
University of Virginia-Main Campus's acceptance rate has decreased from 30.0% in 2013 to 16.8% in 2024, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2017.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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