Founded in Charlottesville by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University of Virginia is a leading public university that serves as a national model for excellence through innovation and collaboration in its missions of teaching, research, public service and health care. The University is made up of eleven schools in Charlottesville, plus the College at Wise in southwest Virginia. U.Va. offers 51 bachelor's degrees in 47 fields, 81 master's degrees in 65 fields, six educational specialist degrees, two first-professional degrees (law and medicine), and 57 doctoral degrees in 55 fields. There are 2,133 full-time instructional and research faculty. The fall 2010 undergraduate enrollment was 14,591; graduate enrollment was 6,515, for a student body total of 21,106. Undergraduates come from 49 U.S. states and 121 foreign countries. International students make up 6 percent of the undergraduate student body. The six-year graduation rate for students who entered in fall 2005 is 94 percent. U.Va. remains the No. 2 best public university in the 2011 edition of the U.S. News and World Report rankings. In the 14 years since U.S. News began ranking public universities as a separate category, U.Va. has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2. Based on the quality of both its academic and financial aid offerings, the University of Virginia ranks third among more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities across the nation for "best value," according to an annual ranking by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. Also part of the University is the University of Virginia Health System, which strives to provide advanced health care to patients from Virginia and beyond. The School of Medicine educates the doctors, nurses and researchers of tomorrow, and the Medical Center cares for people in the community by giving time, expertise and resources. Five medical specialties are ranked among the tops in their field in U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Hospitals" guide. U.Va. specialties ranked in the 2011-12 guide are: Diabetes and endocrinology (13); Neurology and neurosurgery (35); Ear, nose and throat (39); Gynecology (44); and Cancer (48). Sixty-seven physicians from the University of Virginia Health System appear on the 2011 "Top Doctors" directory issued by U.S. News & World Report.
Subject | Rank |
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Library & Information Science | 18 |
Law | 20 |
Education | 20 |
Psychology | 20 |
Medical Technology | 38 |
Management | 40 |
Clinical Medicine | 49 |
Political Sciences | 51-75 |
Undergraduate Programs |
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Accounting |
Aerospace Engineering |
African American & African Studies |
American Studies |
And Law |
Animal Law Program |
Anthropology |
Archaeology |
Architectural History |
Art History |
Art Studio |
Asian Pacific American Studies |
Astronomy |
Astronomy-Physics |
Bachelor'S Of Science In Nursing |
Biochemistry |
Bioethics |
Biology |
Biomedical Engineering |
Center For The Study Of Race |
Chemical Education |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemical Physics |
Chinese Language & Literature |
Chromatin Structure and Gene Activity |
Civil Engineering |
Classics-Greek |
Classics-Latin |
Cognitive Science |
Comparative Literature |
Computer Engineering |
Computer Science |
Computer Science |
Criminal Justice |
Dance |
Drama |
East Asian Studies |
Electrical Engineering |
Engineering Science |
English-Medieval, Renaissance Studies |
English-Modern Studies |
English-Poetry Writing |
Environmental and Land Use Law |
Environmental Chemistry |
Environmental Sciences |
Environmental Thought & Practice |
Film Studies |
Finance |
Financial Concentration |
French Language & Literature |
German Languages & Literatures |
German Studies |
Global Culture and Commerce |
Global Development Studies |
Global Public Health |
Health Law |
History |
Human Biology |
Human Rights |
Immigration Law |
Information Technology |
Intellectual Property |
International Business |
International Economics |
International Law |
Italian |
Japanese Language & Literature |
Jewish Studies |
Latin American Studies |
Legal & Constitutional History |
Macromolecular Structure and Function |
Management |
Marketing |
Materials |
Mechanical Engineering |
Molecular Mechanisms Of Human Disease |
Program In Law and Public Service |
Program In Law & Business |
Program In Law & Humanities |
Public Policy Concentration |
Science In Architecture |
Science In Education |
Systems Engineering |
Teaching |
The Cell Cycle and Cellular Regulation |
Urban and Environmental Planning |
Graduate Programs |
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Accounting |
Accounting |
Acute and Specialty Care |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
Administration & Supervision |
Anthropology |
Art & Architectural History |
Astronomy |
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics |
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
Biology |
Biomedical Engineering |
Biomedical Engineering |
Biomedical Engineering |
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Studies |
Biophysics |
Cell Biology |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemistry |
Civil Engineering |
Civil Engineering |
Classics |
Clinical Nurse |
Clinical Nurse Leader |
Clinical Research |
Commerce |
Computer Engineering |
Computer Science |
Creative Writing |
Doctor Of Education |
Doctor Of Juridical Science |
Doctor Of Nursing Practice |
Doctor Of Philosophy In Nursing (Phd) |
Drama |
East Asian Studies |
Economics |
Education Specialist |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Electrical Engineering |
Engineering Physics |
English |
Environmental Sciences |
Executive Education |
Family Nurse Practitioner |
Foreign Affairs |
French Language & Literature |
German Languages & Literatures |
Government |
Graduate Medical Education |
Health Systems Management Track |
History |
Italian |
Juris Doctor |
Linguistics |
Management Of Information Technology |
Master of Landscape Architecture |
Master of Urban and Environmental Planning |
Master Of Laws |
Master Of Architectural History |
Master Of Architecture |
Master Of Education |
Materials Science & Engineering |
Materials Science Engineering |
Math Education |
MBA |
MBA for Executives |
MBA for Executives Global |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
Medical Scientist |
Microbiology |
Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases |
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies |
Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology |
Molecular Medicine |
Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics |
Music |
Neuroscience |
Neuroscience |
Nursing |
Nursing |
Pathology |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
Pharmacology |
Phd and Dnp Comparison |
Philosophy |
Physics Education |
Physics Education |
Psychiatric-Mental Health |
Psychology |
Public Health |
Public Health Nursing Leadership Combined with Family Or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Preparation |
Public Health Nursing Leadership Program |
Public Policy |
Reading Education |
Religious Studies |
Slavic Languages & Literatures |
Social Foundations Of Education |
Sociology |
Spanish |
Special Education |
Statistics |
Systems Engineering |
Systems Engineering |
Systems Engineering |
Teaching |