The University of Virginia consists of twelve schools in Charlottesville, plus the College at Wise in southwest Virginia. U.Va. offers 51 bachelor's degrees in 47 fields, 84 master's degrees in 67 fields, six educational specialist degrees, two first-professional degrees (law and medicine), and 57 doctoral degrees in 55 fields.

The University of Virginia remains the No. 2 best public university in the 2009 edition of the U.S. News and World Report rankings.

Admission
The University looks for both intellectual ability and academic achievement from its applicants. Besides, it values personal qualities that allow students to enrich the life of the community. In general, admission is highly competitive. To be considered for the university admission, an applicant should be among first-year students, 89% ranked in the top 10th of their secondary school classes. The mean combined SAT score of the 2008-09 entering Rodman Scholars was 1462.

Graduate admissions are handled directly by the schools to which you are applying.

Financial aid
Approximately 47 percent of all undergraduate students receive some type of financial assistance in a typical year. This aid is composed of grants, work-study, and loans (including athletic grants and parent loans).