Academic Life at University of Virginia-Main Campus

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of Virginia-Main Campus: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at University of Virginia-Main Campus is about average at 15 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 96% of instructors full time, University of Virginia-Main Campus is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

University of Virginia-Main Campus offers 90 majors with reported completions across 26 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of Virginia-Main Campus are summarised below:

The most popular majors at University of Virginia-Main Campus, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at University of Virginia-Main Campus:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of Virginia-Main Campus offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 3,414 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well University of Virginia-Main Campus retains and graduates its students — 98% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics into University of Virginia-Main Campus

Each page below covers one part of academic life at University of Virginia-Main Campus in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at University of Virginia-Main Campus — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at University of Virginia-Main Campus — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at University of Virginia-Main Campus — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at University of Virginia-Main Campus — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at University of Virginia-Main Campus — regional and program accreditation status