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.

Total Enrollment:21040
           International Students:1766（8%）
Undergraduate Enrollment:13975
           International Students:774（6%）
Graduate Enrollment:7065
           International Students:992（14%）

Undergraduate Programs
           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
           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