The University of Virginia is a research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is a public institution founded in 1819. The University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 16,087 students. The University of Virginia was founded by Thomas Jefferson. The University is classified as Very High Research Activity in the Carnegie Classification.
The University of Virginia is the only one in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a membership in the research-intensive Association of American Universities. UVA is affiliated with 7 Nobel Laureates, and has produced 5 NASA astronauts, 7 Marshall Scholars, 4 Churchill Scholars, 29 Truman Scholars, and 50 Rhodes Scholars, the most of any state-affiliated institution in the U.S.
Last Updated on: Nov 25, 2024