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University of Virginia

University of Virginia (UVA)

🇺🇸 United States of America 4-Year University
Global #189 United States of America #67
Campus of University of Virginia

Institution Info

Founded
1819
Type
4-Year University
Students
23,994 students
Faculty
15.216
Endowment
$9.6B

About

University of Virginia is a higher education institution in United States of America, founded in 1819. It is among the world's top 500 universities. The university has approximately 24K students, an endowment of $9.6B, a member of Public Ivies and Global B-Tier (World 101-300). Also known as UVA.

Rankings

Source Year Rank Score
QS 2026 QS #275 · Ranked 48,10
THE 2026 THE #171 · Top 200 60,68
UNIRANKS 2026 UniRanks #189 · Top 200 90,04
ARWU 2025 ARWU #201 · Ranked

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,013
h-index
16,405,227
Citations
193,651
Publications
199,257
i10-index
2,84
Mean Citedness

Frequently Asked Questions

University of Virginia is ranked #189 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within United States of America, it holds the #67 position.
University of Virginia was founded in 1819, making it 207 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in United States of America.
University of Virginia has a student body of approximately 23,994 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 1:1.
University of Virginia has produced 193,651 research publications with 16,405,227 total citations and an h-index of 1,013, according to OpenAlex data.
University of Virginia has an endowment of approximately $9.6B USD. University endowments fund financial aid, research, faculty positions, and campus development.