University of Virginia-Main Campus
University of Virginia-Main Campus is a public college in Charlottesville, VA. Its average net price is $18,056 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $9,479 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $8,203 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,391 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,879 |
| $110,001 and up | $33,994 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $80,677 |
| 8 years after entry | $86,286 |
| 10 years after entry | $96,468 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $76,064 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Statistics | $62,525 National median for this major n=37 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Architecture | $57,071 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $14,902 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Area Studies | $43,277 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biology | $32,952 n=170 | $15,000 n=182 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $77,230 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $14,750 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Chemical Engineering | $81,944 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $39,025 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $17,250 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $46,811 Small program - rough guide n=90 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $52,931 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Computer Engineering | $96,639 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $15,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Computer Science | $106,400 n=340 | $15,000 n=327 |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $77,018 n=120 | $18,000 n=125 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $46,868 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $16,070 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Environmental Conservation | $45,704 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $44,660 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $45,749 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $16,081 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $55,478 n=102 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $48,731 Small program - rough guide n=75 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $95,369 n=214 | $14,200 n=196 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,902 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $19,416 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $59,882 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $23,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $46,540 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Psychology | $40,381 n=138 | $16,250 n=127 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | $61,384 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $80,235 n=130 | $17,925 n=112 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $53,595 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $20,809 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $16,375 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Statistics | $72,997 Small program - rough guide n=81 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $25,427 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Systems Engineering | $96,168 Small program - rough guide n=50 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
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