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University of Virginia's College at Wise

Wise, Virginia·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·uvawise.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
-19.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,167
peer median 2,090
Avg net price
$11,180
-$3.1k vs Baccalaureate
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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
6,581
6,581 candidates competed
Admitted
1,878
28.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
284
15.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
47%-19.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
47%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
40%
Non-Pell
39%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 50 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
50
Passing
4
8.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

50programs
  • Passing4 · 8.0%
  • No Data46 · 92.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
46

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
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
+16.2%
$41,804 vs $35,969
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+23.5%
$44,430 vs $35,969
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+39.1%
$50,029 vs $35,969
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+42.3%
$51,193 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
36%
$15,950 debt · $44,430 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
33%
$16,250 debt · $50,029 earn
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
31%
$12,732 debt · $41,804 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1970Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 9

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$15,634
$30–48k$6,448
$48–75k$7,159
$75–110k$9,605
$110k+$11,647

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

Avg net price
$11,180
-$3,084vs Baccalaureate median $14,264
Federal loans
21.5%
In-state tuition
$11,656
Out-of-state
$32,540

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 888 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
888
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.8M
$4,842,682 total
Direct Loans
$2.5M
640 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$724K
259 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
326 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$64K
10 loan awards
Parent PLUS$502K
45 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 418 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (3.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.8%
+1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
418
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.4%
2017
13.0%
2018
9.1%
2019
3.8%
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 Uvawise

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

234 total completions
01Social Sciences
5423.1%
02Liberal Arts
5322.6%
03Business
3615.4%
04Health Professions
2812.0%
05English Language
177.3%
06History
166.8%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
156.4%
08Computer Sciences
83.4%
09Engineering
41.7%
10Mathematics
31.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,167
12-mo unduplicated
3,050
Undergraduate
3,050
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%1,082
Women
65%1,968

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.2%
Unknown
36.1%
Black
9.3%
Asian
1.8%
Hispanic
1.3%
Two or more
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
350
228 M · 122 W
Women athletes
34.9%
Athletic aid
$1.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$912K
$605K
Recruiting expense
$33K
$50K
Head-coach salaries
$47K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
108 M ·
$1.4M
Baseball
57 M ·
$350K
Track and Field (Indoor)
29 M · 20 W
$106K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
29 M · 20 W
$106K
Basketball
21 M · 15 W
$793K
Lacrosse
· 29 W
$310K

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
9.39
16 offenses · 1,704 students

3-year trend

2.102 yrs ago1.651 yr ago9.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
12
Burglary
3
Fondling
1

By location

16total
  • On campus16

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
2
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs017
Liquor013

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
114

Uvawise vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Uvawise 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 Virginia's College at Wise
47%2,167$11,180Baccalaureate
University of Mary Washington
66%79.8%3,826$21,108Baccalaureate
Virginia Military Institute
76%71.2%1,527$18,849Baccalaureate
University of North Carolina Asheville
54%91.9%3,056$12,865Baccalaureate
New College of Florida
67%73.2%881$4,536Baccalaureate
Charter Oak State College
100%2,012$15,663Baccalaureate
Peer group median67%76.5%2,090$14,264

Frequently asked questions about University of Virginia's College at Wise

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Uvawise.

What is the graduation rate at University of Virginia's College at Wise?

University of Virginia's College at Wise reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Virginia's College at Wise?

University of Virginia's College at Wise reports a total enrollment of 2,167 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Virginia's College at Wise?

The average net price at University of Virginia's College at Wise is $11,180 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Virginia's College at Wise?

University of Virginia's College at Wise's yield rate is 15.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Virginia's College at Wise located?

University of Virginia's College at Wise is located in Wise, Virginia 24293-4400.

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