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Facts at a Glance University of Virginia

Current Enrollment

Student Enrollment, 2007-08
13,636  
4,830  
1,724  
644  
20,834  
Undergraduate
Graduate
First-professional (law & medicine)
On-Grounds Continuing Education
Total

Undergraduate Students by Ethnic Category, 2007-08
62.9 percent White American
9.0 percent African American
11.3 percent Asian American
5.0 percent International non-resident foreign
7.2 percent Unknown/unclassified
4.4 percent Hispanic American
0.2 percent Native American

Undergraduate Student Characteristics, 2007-08
69 percent Virginia residents
46 percent Living in University housing
19.7 years Average undergraduate student age
 
55 percent women; 45 percent men
Students come from 48 states and 109 foreign countries.

Retention Rates
96.8 percent 1-Year retention rate
(entering class of 2006 returning 2007)
84.2 percent 4-Year graduation rate (entering class of 2003)
93.1 percent 6-Year graduation rate (entering class of 2001)

Graduation Rates by Ethnic Category*
88.9 percent African American
93.6 percent Asian
93.6 percent Hispanic
82.9 percent International non-resident foreign
87.5 percent Native American
95.4 percent Unknown/unclassified
94.2 percent White American
 
* 6-Year undergraduate graduation rate (entering class of 2001)
† This is the highest African American graduation rate among major public institutions in America.
Last Modified: 28-Jan-2008 09:36:28 EDT