University of the Virgin Islands
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 6.2%
- No Data61 · 93.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 6
- Mar 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Mar 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Nov 2018Removal of Monitoring StatusMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 2017Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 810 students received $5.2M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
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 vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at UVI
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
- Non-campus1
- Public property1
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- West Hall1 fireElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
UVI vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions UVI selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $7,469 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 32% | — | 1,937 | $11,504 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 57% | 44.5% | 1,622 | $9,873 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 23% | — | 1,478 | $10,864 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 58% | 91.1% | 1,702 | $16,481 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 26% | 45.8% | 2,210 | $9,977 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| Peer group median | 30% | 45.8% | 1,747 | $10,421 |
Institutions like UVI
Explore the federal data for institutions in UVI's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOklahoma
Langston University
Grad rate32%Admit rate—Enrollment1,937Net price$11,504View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew Mexico
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Grad rate57%Admit rate44.5%Enrollment1,622Net price$9,873View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew Hampshire
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Grad rate23%Admit rate—Enrollment1,478Net price$10,864View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMontana
Montana Technological University
Grad rate58%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,702Net price$16,481View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMaryland
Coppin State University
Grad rate26%Admit rate45.8%Enrollment2,210Net price$9,977View data
UVI Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The office collects, organizes, analyzes, distributes, and presents data for planning, decision-making, and policy formulation to support the University's mission.
Visit IR office page- Sharice N. RichardsonInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
UVI's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C1612 applied → 593 admitted (96.9%) → 251 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 96.9% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 810–990 (median 890).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 21–23 (median 22).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $0 (2023-2024).
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 26%; first-year retention 66%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 15 pts above the overall rate (41% vs 26%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I325% of classes have under 20 students; 4% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B25% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B11,377 undergraduates and 259 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1177 transfer applicants → 159 admitted (89.8%) → 66 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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