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UVa - Wise was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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The acceptance rate at The University of Virginia's College at Wise is 83%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that UVa - Wise is a good fit for you.
About 23% of students accepted to UVa - Wise submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 630. Math scores were between 490 and 600.
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At UVa - Wise, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 The University of Virginia's College at Wise is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At The University of Virginia's College at Wise this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average 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 UVa - Wise is 24%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,905 undergraduates at UVa - Wise with 1,116 being full-time and 789 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,418 | $8,822 | $10,310 | $12,713 | $16,589 |
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 UVa - Wise, 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 UVa - Wise, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $5,396 a year. That adds up to $21,584 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UVa - Wise is 9.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for UVa - Wise are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293-4400 |
| Phone: | 276-328-0100 |
| Website: | https://www.uvawise.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UVaWise |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UVa_Wise |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 52 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 47 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 36 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 28 | NA |
| Nursing | 22 | $53,252 |
| History | 13 | NA |
| General English Literature | 12 | NA |
| Computer Science | 11 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 6 | NA |
| Computer Engineering | 5 | 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 2020-2021, 938 students took at least one online class at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. This is a decrease from the 1,689 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 938 | 649 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,689 | 709 |
| 2018-2019 | 812 | 485 |
| 2017-2018 | 820 | 737 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,170 | 835 |
Learn more about online learning at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
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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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