Charlottesville, VA 22904
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1819
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 14,213
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $2,184,632,053
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: January 2
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $7,845 in-state, 25,945 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,909
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 5,053,162
Number of current serial subscriptions: 52,802
Number of microforms: N/A
Number of audiovisuals: N/A
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Building, Mary and David Harrison Institute for American Literature, History, and Culture; Astronomy Library, Biology/Psychology Library, Chemistry Library, Graduate Business Library, Education Library, Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, Health and Sciences Library, Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, Law Library, Mathematics Library, Music Library, Papers of George Washington, Papers of James Madison, Papers of William James, Physics Library, Robertson Media Center, Science and Engineering Library Administration, Social Sciences Services, Special Collections Digital Center, Virginia Center for Digital History
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Bayly Art Museum, Center for Politics, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, Museum of Natural History, McCormick Observatory, Rotunda & Academical Village
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,859
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 45%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 30%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 30%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 45%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, cooperative housing
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,682 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Washington DC (110), Richmond, Va (80)
Nearest train station: Charlottesville, Va (2)
Nearest bus station: Charlottesville, Va (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – N/A
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Festival of the Book, Film Festival