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Current Enrollment

Student Enrollment, 2008-09
13,762  
4,904  
1,725  
666  
21,057  
Undergraduate
Graduate
First-professional (law & medicine)
On-Grounds Continuing Education
Total

Undergraduate Students by Ethnic Category, 2008-09
62.5 percent White American
8.7 percent African American
11.4 percent Asian American
5.4 percent International non-resident foreign
7.6 percent Unknown/unclassified
4.2 percent Hispanic American
0.2 percent Native American

Undergraduate Student Characteristics, 2008-09
68.5 percent Virginia residents
45.6 percent Living in University housing
19.7 years Average undergraduate student age
 
56 percent women; 44 percent men
Students come from 48 states and 116 foreign countries.

Retention Rates
97.3 percent 1-Year retention rate
(entering class of 2007 returning 2008)
84.2 percent 4-Year graduation rate (entering class of 2003)
93.1 percent 6-Year graduation rate (entering class of 2001)

2008 Graduation Rates by Ethnic Category*
88.9 percent† African American
93.6 percent Asian
93.6 percent Hispanic
82.9 percent International non-resident foreign
87.5 percent Native American
95.4 percent Unknown/unclassified
94.2 percent White American
 
* 6-Year undergraduate graduation rate (entering class of 2001)
† This is the highest African American graduation rate among major public institutions in America.
Last Modified: 23-Oct-2008 08:48:38 EDT