	University of Virginia 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA), frequently referred to simply as Virginia, is a public-private flagship and research university. Founded in 1819 by Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson, UVA is known for its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies. UNESCO designated UVA as America's first and only collegiate World Heritage Site in 1987, an honor shared with nearby Monticello. The university was established in 1819, and its original governing Board of Visitors included Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. Monroe was the sitting President of the United States at the time of its foundation. Former Presidents Jefferson and Madison were UVA's first two rectors and the Academical Village and original courses of study were conceived and designed by Jefferson. The university's research endeavors are highly recognized. In 2015, Science honored UVA faculty for discovering two of its top 10 annual scientific breakthroughs; from the fields of Medicine and Psychology. UVA is one of 62 institutions in the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization of preeminent North American research universities. It is the only AAU member university located in Virginia. UVA is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation, and is considered Virginia's flagship university by the College Board. The university was the first non-founding member, and the first university of the American South, to attain AAU membership in 1904. UVA has been referred to as a "Public Ivy" by various sources. Companies founded by UVA students and alumni, such as Reddit, generate more than $1.6 trillion in annual revenue - equivalent to an economy the size of Canada, 10th-largest in the world. UVA's academic strength is broad, with 121 majors across the eight undergraduate and three professional schools. Students compete in 26 collegiate sports and UVA leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in men's NCAA team national championships with 17. UVA is second in women's NCAA titles with 7. UVA was awarded the Capital One Cup in 2015 after fielding the top overall men's athletics programs in the nation. Students come to attend the university in Charlottesville from all 50 states and 147 countries. The historical campus occupies 1,682 acres (681 ha), many of which are internationally protected by UNESCO and widely recognized as some of the most beautiful collegiate grounds in the country. UVA additionally maintains 2,913 acres (1,179 ha) southeast of the city, at Morven Farm. The university also manages the College at Wise in Southwest Virginia, and until 1972 operated George Mason University and the University of Mary Washington in Northern Virginia. History \| 1800s In 1802, while serving as President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson wrote to artist Charles Willson Peale that his concept of the new university would be "on the most extensive and liberal scale that our circumstances would call for and our faculties meet," and that it might even attract talented students from "other states to come, and drink of the cup of knowledge". Virginia was already home to the College of William and Mary, but Jefferson lost all confidence in his alma mater, partly because of its religious nature - it required all its students to recite a catechism - and its stifling of the sciences. Jefferson had flourished under William and Mary professors William Small and George Wythe decades earlier, but the college was in a period of great decline and his concern became so dire by 1800 that he expressed to British chemist Joseph Priestley, "we have in that State, a college just well enough endowed to draw out the miserable existence to which a miserable constituti ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Virginia Details

University of Virginia Details
detail	value
state	Virginia
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
public	Public
scores	2025/1350/30
level	Excellent
rank	[32
overall ROI rank	[27
size	medium
undergrads	16483
grads	7249
price	56196
drop	6
stem	26
research	317
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Virginia?

1. number 32 for Academics.

2. number 27 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Virginia?

1. University of Miami

2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3. University of Connecticut

4. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

5. Boston University

6. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

7. The University of Texas at Dallas

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Virginia National Academic Rankings

University of Virginia National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	32	60	41	31	28	46	65	63	27
All	33	55	40	31	28	42	52	35	25
All Nonivy	24	49	33	23	21	36	47	34	20
Div1	22	22	18	22	22	28	48	33	19
Div1 Nonivy	14	14	11	14	15	20	40	32	15
Div1 Public	9	4	4	6	8	15	32	26	9
Public	9	5	4	6	8	22	36	29	9
Power5	14	11	10	12	14	18	35	24	14
Stem Low	26	32	33	22	21	34	44	47	25
Atlantic Coast Conference	3	5	4	4	4	5	8	7	4
New England Region	14	36	21	16	12	19	21	16	7
State of Virginia	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	4	1
Top Ten Top250	32	60	41	31	28	46	65	63	27
Top Ten Div1 Public	7	4	4	6	8	9	10	6	6
Top Ten Public	5	4	4	6	8	9	10	6	4
Top Ten Atlantic Coast Conference	4	5	4	4	4	5	8	6	4
Top Ten State of Virginia	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Virginia Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Virginia

University of Virginia Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Virginia
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.85	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
92.66	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
92.64	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
91.20	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
86.10	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
85.86	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
85.78	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
85.78	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
85.46	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
85.42	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
84.67	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
83.33	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
83.20	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
83.17	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
82.58	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
82.53	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
82.32	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
79.20	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
78.94	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
78.76	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
77.51	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
77.20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
77.04	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
76.99	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
76.91	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
76.75	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
76.68	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
76.33	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
76.21	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
76.17	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
76.11	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
76.10	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
76.01	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
75.79	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
75.58	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
75.55	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
75.43	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
74.92	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
74.78	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
74.56	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
74.35	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
74.32	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
74.24	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
74.21	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
74.16	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
74.15	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
74.08	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
74.03	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
73.94	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
73.89	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Virginia Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Virginia

University of Virginia Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Virginia
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.38	Atlantic Coast Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic Coast Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	21
95.90	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
95.77	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101
94.60	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
94.24	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
94.16	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
93.95	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
93.92	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
93.80	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
92.81	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
92.74	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
92.24	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
92.21	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
92.16	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
91.30	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
90.22	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
89.11	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
88.52	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
88.36	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43

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