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University of the Virgin Islands

Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands·Public, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·uvi.edu
6-yr Graduation
28%
-2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,792
peer median 1,747
Avg net price
$7,563
-$2.2k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
977
977 candidates competed
Admitted
967
99.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
340
35.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
28%-2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
8%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
28%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
28%
Non-Pell
25%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 65 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 61 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
65
Passing
4
6.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs
  • Passing4 · 6.2%
  • No Data61 · 93.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
61

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+192.7%
$46,775 vs $15,979
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+223.8%
$51,737 vs $15,979
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+265.5%
$58,403 vs $15,979
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+489.8%
$94,239 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$19,186 debt · $46,775 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$20,193 debt · $94,239 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1971Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Mar 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Nov 2018Removal of Monitoring Status
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Oct 2017Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,828
$30–48k$6,211
$48–75k$8,895
$75–110k$10,729
$110k+$10,895

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,563
-$2,249vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $9,812
Federal loans
16.9%
In-state tuition
$5,612
Out-of-state
$15,521

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 808 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
808
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.8M
$4,794,661 total
Direct Loans
$2.3M
384 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$586K
169 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$575K
147 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$838K
50 loan awards
Parent PLUS$176K
12 loan awards
Grad PLUS$85K
6 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 291 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (3.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
291
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.1%
2017
13.0%
2018
9.8%
2019
3.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UVI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

219 total completions
01Business
7433.8%
02Health Professions
3114.2%
03Biological Sciences
2511.4%
04Education
2310.5%
05Natural Resources
135.9%
06Security/Protective
135.9%
07Psychology
125.5%
08Computer Sciences
104.6%
09Mathematics
94.1%
10Physical Sciences
94.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,792
12-mo unduplicated
2,045
Undergraduate
1,778
Graduate
267

Gender split

Men
30%609
Women
70%1,436

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
68.8%
Hispanic
15.2%
Non-resident
6.2%
White
5.4%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
0.6%
Unknown
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
27
16 M · 11 W
Women athletes
40.7%
Athletic aid
$281K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$152K
$129K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
11 M · 10 W
$610K
Cross Country
6 M · 3 W
$176K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
4 M · 2 W
$66K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.83
3 offenses · 1,636 students

3-year trend

0.542 yrs ago1.231 yr ago1.83Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3

By location

3total
  • On campus1
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
103

UVI vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UVI selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of the Virgin Islands
28%1,792$7,563Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Langston University
32%1,937$11,359Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
57%44.5%1,622$8,265Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
23%1,478$14,106Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Montana Technological University
58%91.1%1,702$16,240Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Coppin State University
26%45.8%2,210$6,007Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median30%45.8%1,747$9,812

Frequently asked questions about University of the Virgin Islands

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UVI.

What is the graduation rate at University of the Virgin Islands?

University of the Virgin Islands reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of the Virgin Islands?

University of the Virgin Islands reports a total enrollment of 1,792 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of the Virgin Islands?

The average net price at University of the Virgin Islands is $7,563 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of the Virgin Islands?

University of the Virgin Islands's yield rate is 35.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of the Virgin Islands located?

University of the Virgin Islands is located in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands 00802-9990.

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