Editing University of Virginia (section)

===Undergraduate admissions and financial aid===
{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
|year=2023
|admit rate=16.2%
|admit rate change=-11.1
|yield rate=39.1%
|yield rate change=+1.0
|SAT Total=1400-1540<br />(among 51% of [[freshman|FTFs]])
|ACT=32-35<br />(among 21% of [[freshman|FTFs]])
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For the undergraduate Class of 2027, the University of Virginia received a record 56,439 applications, admitting 16.2 percent.<ref name=Class27>Thomas Baxter. "[https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/03/regular-decision-brings-overall-u-va-acceptance-rate-to-16-percent Regular decision brings overall U.Va. acceptance rate to 16 percent] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203215540/https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/03/regular-decision-brings-overall-u-va-acceptance-rate-to-16-percent |date=December 3, 2023 }}." ''[[The Cavalier Daily]]'', March 23, 2023. Accessed November 29, 2023.</ref> The early action acceptance rate was 27 percent for in-state Virginians and 12 percent for out-of-state applicants.<ref name=Class27EA>Merrill Hart. "[https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/02/16-percent-of-early-action-applicants-gain-admission-to-u-va 16 percent of early action applicants gain admission to U.Va.]", February 13, 2023. Accessed November 29, 2023.</ref> The regular decision acceptance rate was 13 percent for in-state Virginians and 8 percent for out-of-state applicants.<ref name=Class27 /> UVA is required, by Virginia state law, to matriculate two-thirds of its undergraduate student body from its pool of in-state applicants;<ref name=2019div>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/uva/uva-admission-offers-reflect-growing-diversity/article_fa707306-4f63-11e9-8db6-4bdd83c3baef.html |title=UVa admission offers reflect growing diversity |website=www.dailyprogress.com |date=March 25, 2019 |access-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426182113/https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/uva/uva-admission-offers-reflect-growing-diversity/article_fa707306-4f63-11e9-8db6-4bdd83c3baef.html |url-status=live }}</ref> it is barred, by Virginia state law, from giving admissions preference to the children of its alumni.<ref>Janet W. Lee. "[https://www.npr.org/2024/03/11/1237630465/virginia-legacy-admissions-college Virginia has banned legacy admissions at its public colleges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325161658/https://www.npr.org/2024/03/11/1237630465/virginia-legacy-admissions-college |date=March 25, 2024 }}". [[NPR]], March 11, 2024. Accessed March 25, 2024.</ref> Approximately 40 percent of those admitted to UVA are non-white.<ref name=2019div /> Matriculated students come from all 50 states and 147 foreign countries.<ref name="iaas">{{cite web |url=http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.html |title=Current On-Grounds Enrollment |access-date=September 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903212245/http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.html |archive-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref><ref name="CavAdmissionsHandbook" /> The university has seen steady increases to its applicant pool in recent decades, and the number of applications has more than tripled since the Class of 2008 received 15,094 applications.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases2004/admission-march-31-2004.html| title = Online Applications Speed Admissions Process University Of Virginia Receives More Than 15,000 Applications, Extends Offers To 4,724 Students For Class Of 2008| access-date = August 31, 2014| date = March 31, 2004| publisher = University of Virginia News Office| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140904210052/http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases2004/admission-march-31-2004.html| archive-date = September 4, 2014| df = mdy-all}}</ref> Admission to the university is among the most [[College admissions in the United States|selective]] in the United States among public universities.<ref name="MostSelectivePublics">Josh Moody. "[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2019-09-19/20-public-schools-with-low-acceptance-rates 20 Public Schools With Low Acceptance Rates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323180037/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2019-09-19/20-public-schools-with-low-acceptance-rates|date=March 23, 2024}}". ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', September 19, 2019. Accessed March 23, 2024.</ref> As of 2014, 93 percent of admitted applicants ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school classes.<ref name="CavAdmissionsHandbook">{{cite web| url = http://uvaclubs.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CAVALIER-ADMISSIONS-VOLUNTEER-HANDBOOK.pdf| title = Cavalier Admissions Volunteer Handbook| access-date = August 31, 2014| date = 2013| publisher = Office of Engagement, University of Virginia| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140903093528/http://uvaclubs.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CAVALIER-ADMISSIONS-VOLUNTEER-HANDBOOK.pdf| archive-date = September 3, 2014| df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="uva-2014stats">{{cite web |url=http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2014/03/unofficial-2013-2014-admission.html |title=U.Va. Unofficial Admissions Statistics, 2013–14 |work=UVa Admissions Office |date=March 31, 2014 |access-date=August 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905044224/http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2014/03/unofficial-2013-2014-admission.html |archive-date=September 5, 2014 }}</ref> For the Class of 2027, some 1,167 students were accepted after having had their application fees waived as either low-income or first-generation college students.<ref name=Class27 />

Admission is [[need-blind]] for domestic applicants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.virginia.edu/life/affordinguva|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108111336/http://www.virginia.edu/life/affordinguva|url-status=dead|title=Affording UVA &#124; The University of Virginia|date=December 9, 2015|archivedate=November 8, 2018|website=www.virginia.edu}}</ref> President [[James E. Ryan (educator)|James Ryan]] announced at his inauguration in fall 2018 that in-state students from families earning less than $80,000 a year will receive full tuition scholarships.<ref name=VAfree /> Those from families earning less than $30,000 will also receive free room and board.<ref name=VAfree /> The university already met 100 percent of demonstrated need for all admitted undergraduate students, making it one of only two public universities in the U.S. to reach this level of financial aid for its students.<ref name="AccessUVa">[http://accessuva.virginia.edu/questions-answers AccessUVa Questions & Answers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904204235/http://accessuva.virginia.edu/questions-answers |date=September 4, 2014 }}, retrieved September 4, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.kiplinger.com/article/college/T014-C000-S002-best-values-in-public-colleges-2013.html Best Values in Public Colleges] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823060722/http://www.kiplinger.com/article/college/T014-C000-S002-best-values-in-public-colleges-2013.html |date=August 23, 2014 }}, accessed September 8, 2014</ref> For 2014, the university ranked fourth overall by the ''[[Princeton Review]]'' for "Great Financial Aid".<ref>[http://www.princetonreview.com/UniversityofVirginia.aspx Princeton Review page on University of Virginia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904210701/http://www.princetonreview.com/UniversityofVirginia.aspx |date=September 4, 2014 }}, accessed August 31, 2014</ref> In 2008 the Center for College Affordability and Productivity named UVA the top value among all national public colleges and universities; and in 2009, UVA was again named the "No. 1 Best Value" among public universities in the United States in a separate ranking by ''[[USA TODAY]]'' and the ''Princeton Review.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews-record.com/opinion_details.php?AID=34575&CHID=36|title=DNRonline|access-date=June 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720180731/http://www.dailynews-record.com/opinion_details.php?AID=34575&CHID=36|archive-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx | title=Princeton Review's 2009 Best Value Colleges | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718194342/http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx | archive-date=July 18, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/education/best-value-colleges.htm | work=USA Today | title=Best Value Colleges for 2010 and how they were chosen | date=January 12, 2010 | access-date=May 27, 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522020646/http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/best-value-colleges.htm | archive-date=May 22, 2010 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''[[Kiplinger]]'' in 2014 ranked UVA second out of the top 100 best-value public colleges and universities in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php |publisher=[[Kiplinger]] |title=Kiplinger's Best College Values |date=March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218160250/http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php |archive-date=December 18, 2016 }}</ref>

Graduate and professional school admissions are also highly selective. As of 2024, the average [[Law School Admissions Test|LSAT]] score was 172 at the [[University of Virginia School of Law|School of Law]], while at the [[Darden School of Business]] the average [[Graduate Management Admissions Test|GMAT]] score was 718.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.virginia.edu/admissions/class-2027-profile |publisher=UVA |title=Class of 2027 Profile |date=August 21, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/admissions/class-profile |publisher=UVA |title=Class Profile |date=August 2024 |access-date=March 17, 2025 |archive-date=March 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318043502/https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/admissions/class-profile |url-status=live }}</ref>