1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [University of Virginia-Main Campus](/school/university-of-virginia-main-campus/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # University of Virginia-Main Campus Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated October 1, 2026 [Overview](/school/university-of-virginia-main-campus/)[Cost & aid](/school/university-of-virginia-main-campus/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/university-of-virginia-main-campus/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/university-of-virginia-main-campus/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/university-of-virginia-main-campus/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at University of Virginia-Main Campus? University of Virginia-Main Campus’s reported acceptance rate is 16.8%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 16.8% Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle. First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2024-25 **Applicants** 58,951 **Admitted** 9,909 Source: University of Virginia-Main Campus Common Data Set 2024-25, C1 · first-time, first-year students. How to interpret the acceptance rate The University of Virginia-Main Campus admitted 16.8% of applicants in its most recent cycle, well below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). ## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled University of Virginia-Main Campus students report? In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported that 46% of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores. The middle half of those submitters scored from 1410 to 1520. For the 14% who submitted ACT scores, the middle half ran from 32 to 35. Those ranges reflect only the students who chose to submit scores, not the full entering class and not any admission cutoff. Among enrolled first-time, first-year students with a reported class rank, 84% were in the upper tenth of their class, 97% in the upper quarter, and 99% in the upper half. An applicant whose SAT score falls between 1410 and 1520 would sit in the middle half of recent enrolled submitters. The same would be true for an ACT score between 32 and 35. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Virginia-Main Campus. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. **46% of entering students submitted SAT scores** SAT: reported composite scores **25th percentile** 1410 **Median** 1470 **75th percentile** 1520 CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff. **14% of entering students submitted ACT scores** ACT: reported composite scores **25th percentile** 32 **Median** 33 **75th percentile** 35 CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff. Source: University of Virginia-Main Campus Common Data Set 2024-25, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters. ## Who enrolls at University of Virginia-Main Campus? **Pell Grant recipients** 15.5% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 17.9% **First-year retention** 97.6% Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention. About these student measures The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns. The University of Virginia-Main Campus enrolled 17,597 undergraduates. Pell Grant recipients make up 15.6% of undergraduates, and an estimated 17.9% of students entered as transfers or part-time students. In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 58,951 first-year applicants and 9,909 admitted students. Transfer admission saw 4,245 applicants, 1,357 admitted, and 851 enrolled. The composition suggests a public university that draws heavily from first-year applicants while still enrolling a sizable transfer population. Pell-eligible applicants should prepare a strong academic record, and transfer applicants can note that the university admitted over a thousand transfer students in the most recent cycle. University of Virginia-Main Campus retains 97.5% of its first-year students, a figure that sits above the peer median of 83.1% for comparable institutions. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort at the university is 95.6%, which exceeds the peer median of 65.0%. Among Pell Grant recipients in the same cohort, the completion rate is 89.5%, below the overall rate by 6.1 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect a university where nearly all first-year students return for a second year and the vast majority complete a degree within six years. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).