by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of the Virgin Islands was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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UVI is ranked #2,080 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
UVI also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Virgin Islands ranking.
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The acceptance rate at University of the Virgin Islands is 97%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into UVI is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 36% of students accepted to UVI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 520. Math scores were between 390 and 470.
Learn more about University of the Virgin Islands admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at UVI it is much better at 8 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of the Virgin Islands is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of the Virgin Islands is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UVI is 7%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of the Virgin Islands.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,587 undergraduates at UVI with 1,034 being full-time and 553 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,709 | $8,084 | $10,339 | $12,059 | $12,280 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UVI, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UVI, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $4,436 a year. That adds up to $17,744 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UVI are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2 John Brewers Bay, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802-9990 |
| Phone: | 340-776-9200 |
| Website: | www.uvi.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 46 | $33,990 |
| Nursing | 34 | $78,365 |
| Accounting | 23 | NA |
| General Psychology | 21 | NA |
| General Biology | 20 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 16 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 13 | $36,846 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 11 | NA |
| Other Public Administration | 9 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 8 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 842 students took at least one online class at University of the Virgin Islands. This is a decrease from the 1,295 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 842 | 261 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,295 | 489 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,714 | 646 |
| 2018-2019 | 997 | 257 |
Learn more about online learning at University of the Virgin Islands.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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