The University of Virginia has around 17,000 undergraduate students, 8,700 graduate and professional students, and 17,400 faculty and staff.
UVA is one of the top universities in the nation, consistently ranked in the top 30 overall and 3rd among public institutions by U.S. News & World Report, with 35 fields, departments, or schools ranked in the top 25 for graduate study.
The University awards 100 master’s degrees in 52 fields, and 70 doctoral degrees in 51 fields.
5 Strategic Research Themes
The University is investing in and growing 5 strategic areas of research: Democracy, Environmental Resilience and Sustainability, Precision Medicine, the Brain and Neuroscience, and Digital Technology and Society.
Sponsored Research Awards
2207
# of Awards for 2021
$532
M
Award Dollars 2023
$611
M
R&D Expenditures 2021
Research Collaboration
745
Multi-investigator projects
435
Multi-department projects
140
Multi-school projects
Entrepreneurship
85
Licensing Deals 2022
53
U.S. Patents Issued 2022
5
New Ventures 2022
Faculty Achievements
85
Members of the National Academies
13
NSF Career Awards in 2022
Schools and Institutes
12
Schools (Plus the College at Wise)
3
Institutes
Libraries
10
Library locations
20
M+
Manuscripts and archives
4.7
M+
Books
Research Space
1.3
M
Sq. feet labs & research space
3
Research Parks
99
K+
Sq. feet of vivarium facilities