Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UVA's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Virginia.
UVA has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 46,215 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Virginia average (12,989 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Virginia-Main Campus26,40917,8858,524
Similarly Ranked Schools46,21530,44615,769
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Virginia12,98911,6053,117
The below chart compares the student population between University of Virginia-Main Campus and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,946 male and 14,463 female students attending UVA. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.83 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UVA.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UVA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total17,88517,121764
Men7,8397,510329
Women10,0469,611435
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UVA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,5246,5751,949
Men4,1073,288819
Women4,4173,2871,130

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 13,139 White students (49.75%) and 4,283 Asian students (16.22%) at University of Virginia-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Virginia-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Virginia-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native231013
Asian3,5241,6121,912
Black or African American1,348483865
Hispanic1,402608794
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander945
White8,7233,8154,908
Two or More Races1,042426616
Race/Ethnicity Unknown928424504
Total 17,8857,83910,046
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Virginia-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native10010
Asian759349410
Black or African American596231365
Hispanic536256280
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White4,4162,0672,349
Two or More Races282122160
Race/Ethnicity Unknown266142124
Total 8,5244,1074,417

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 19,889 students whose age under twenty five and 3,123 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Virginia-Main Campus.
Especially, 466 students are younger than eighteen and 39 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Virginia-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Virginia-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total17,885 7,83910,046
Under 18466 186280
18-197,893 3,3424,551
20-217,971 3,4894,482
22-24918 528390
25-29216 108108
30-34115 5659
35-3990 4545
40-49129 5079
50-6465 2441
65 and over22 1111
Total 17,885 7,83910,046
Population by Student Age at University of Virginia-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total8,524 4,1074,417
18-192 20
20-21222 95127
22-242,417 1,0701,347
25-293,181 1,5981,583
30-341,283 692591
35-39488 236252
40-49630 282348
50-64284 119165
65 and over17 134
Total 8,524 4,1074,417

Online Student Population

At University of Virginia-Main Campus, 5,783 students (21.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,962 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,355 students live in Virginia where University of Virginia-Main Campus is located in and 589 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total26,40917,8858,524
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,9624031,559
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,8213,011810
Not Enrolled in Online Classes20,62614,4716,155
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,9624031,559
Virginia Residents1,3553541,001
Other State in U.S.58948541
Outside of U.S.18117
Unknown000