Test-optionalED + EA

University of Virginia

VA · Public · South · National university · Top 50 tier · 17,577 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate16.8%
ED rate27.9%1,245 of 4,461
Regular round (est.)†15.9%includes Early Action

How much of the class comes from ED

~31% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.

Trends, Fall 2023–Fall 2024

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%15%30%'23'2416.9%16.8%24.5%27.9%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision (binding) + Early Action (non-binding) · as reported in the Common Data SetWhat this means:
Early Decision (Common Data Set)ED (Nov 1)
Early Action (Common Data Set)Non-restrictive EA (Nov 1, notified Feb 15)

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. UVA also asks you to submit all SAT scores (https://admission.virginia.edu/node/461). Report ACT scores without recalculating them yourself.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

Send all scores? Encouraged

School’s words: “Admitted students who applied with testing and decide to enroll at UVA must request official score reports for verification. ... We hope you will submit all of your scores”

Source 1 ↗ · Source 2 ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡59.4%SAT 45.6% + ACT 13.8%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT45.6%
1,805 students
Submitted ACT13.8%
547 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1410–1520 median 1470
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
700–760 median 730
500800
SAT Math
710–780 median 750
500800
ACT composite
32–35 median 33
2036

Trends, Fall 2023–Fall 2024

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'23'2466.0%59.4%50.0%45.6%16.0%13.8%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160015001400'23'241410–1510151014101410–152015201410

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36343230'23'2432–34343232–353532

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2024: 4%
  • 2023: 6%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Not reported2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Not reported2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS

Notes

Sources