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Plan a Visit

The best way to get to know the University of Virginia is to visit. Prospective undergraduates and their families receive a warm welcome from the admission office, from faculty, and from students. We invite you to attend an information session hosted by one of the Deans of Admission. And be sure to stay for the student-led tour--often the highlight of a visit to U.Va.!

Our guides are enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable about important student-life issues. Though they are not able to take prospective families inside a dorm room, they will answer many questions about residence life, meal plans, and student organizations.

So plan your visit today!

 

Admission Sessions and Tours

Learn about your opportunity to visit U.Va., ask questions of Admission Deans, and tour the Grounds with current students. Print out dates, times, and locations of tours of the University Grounds and school/department tours. Learn More.

Attend a Class

Explore classes that are open to prospective students, plan on attending one or two during your visit, and get a better sense of academics at U.Va. Learn More.

Spend the Night

The Monroe Society is a student-founded, student-run organization at the University of Virginia which serves to provide prospective high school students with opportunities to experience the University on a more personal level. With the commitment of our student members and first-year hosts, the Monroe Society provides prospective students with unique opportunities to stay overnight in first-year residence halls and interact with current students. Learn More.

Take a Virtual Dorm Tour

Because we take our students' safety and privacy seriously, the University of Virginia does not offer tours of our student housing as part of the Admission Walking Tour. As a result, we offer virtual tours of the interiors and exteriors of many of our first-year and upper-class housing facilities. Learn More.

Special Group Visits

The University of Virginia welcomes groups visits from schools and other educational programs. When possible, we ask that you please visit the Grounds during the regularly scheduled information sessions and tours. Please notify the University of your plans in advance by contacting , Director of Outreach & Associate Dean of Admission, at 434-982-3200. If you are unable to make the scheduled sessions and tours, we may be able to furnish special arrangements. This is subject to staff and tour guide availability and may be especially difficult from January-April and during holidays and exam periods.

Online Tours

Directions/Parking

The University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, approximately 120 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. Ample hourly parking is available in the Visitors' Parking Garage on Emmet Street.  Please click here for important information regarding parking during Summer 2009.

Unless indicated otherwise, The Office of Admission provides three hours complimentary parking to prospective students who park in this garage. Please note that validation is only available on days when information session is conducted by one of the deans in the Office of Admission.  Parking validation guaranteed only when Office of Admission is open, typically M - F, 8:30 - 5:00 pm.  Get specific instructions to the Central Grounds Visitors' Parking Garage, as well as to the tour locations. Learn More.