University of Virginia acceptance rate, SAT range and net price

Residency is rated very important

UVA says so in its own Common Data Set: state residency is a "very important" factor, on the same level as course rigor, class rank, GPA and character. The numbers follow. For fall 2025 the university admitted 4,092 of 17,370 Virginia applicants (23.6%) and 5,086 of 39,271 applicants from other states (13.0%). International applicants faced 11.6%. Virginians made up 2,531 of the 3,978 students who enrolled. A non-resident applying here is in a pool more than twice as large as the in-state one, competing for fewer than half the seats.

UVA: where your SAT score lands

Your SAT total

Enrolled students scoring below you (approx.)

50%

Middle 50%	1,410 to 1,510
Your score is	inside the middle 50%

Fall 2025 entering class, CDS 2025-2026, C9 (1,936 SAT submitters, 576 ACT submitters; ACT 75th percentile published as 34.25). Normal curve fitted to the two published percentiles.

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Early Decision, Early Action or neither

UVA runs both plans with a November 1 deadline. Early Decision is binding, answered by December 15, with a deposit due January 15; for fall 2025 it produced 1,376 admits from 4,969 applications, a rate of 27.7% against 15.6% overall. Early Action is non-binding and answered by February 15, and Regular Decision closes January 5 with decisions by April 1. Part of the ED gap reflects who applies early, and UVA does not publish separate in-state and out-of-state ED figures, so the number is a signal rather than a promise. The waiting list rarely moves: 5,225 students held a place for fall 2025 and 125 were admitted.

Reading the score data

Fewer than half of the enrolled class sent an SAT (48.7%) and 14.5% sent an ACT, so the published ranges describe a self-selected group of students who chose to send scores. The SAT median was 1,470. UVA lists test scores as "considered", below the factors it rates very important. Essays, recommendations, activities and talent are rated important, and an interview is not considered at all, so there is no meeting to prepare for.

UVA: the out-of-state premium

Years of study

Extra tuition for a non-VA student

$150,836

In-state tuition and fees 2024-25	$21,803
Out-of-state tuition and fees 2024-25	$59,512
Gap per year	$37,709

Published tuition and fees, before any nonresident scholarship; future increases not included.

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What a year on Grounds costs in 2026-27

Tuition varies by year of study and by school, and the Common Data Set gives first-year figures: $19,309 in state, $59,035 out of state, $3,945 of required fees, $16,070 for a double room and full meal plan, $1,540 of books, $550 of transportation and $3,000 of other expenses. The student financial services office publishes the full estimated budget; compare it with UNC and Michigan in the comparison tool.