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University of Virginia

University of Virginia
University of Virginia seal.svg
Type

Public

Flagship
Established 1819
Endowment $5.852 billion (2016)
Budget $1.39 billion
President Teresa A. Sullivan
Academic staff
2,102
Students 22,391
Undergraduates 15,891
Postgraduates 6,500
Location Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Campus Small city
1,682 acres (6.81 km2)
World Heritage Site
Founder Thomas Jefferson
Colors Blue and Orange
         
Nickname Cavaliers
Wahoos
Mascot Cavalier
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IACC
Website www.virginia.edu
University of Virginia Rotunda logo.svg  University of Virginia logo.svg
Official name Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iv, vi
Designated 1987 (11th session)
Reference no. 442
Region Europe and North America
University rankings
National
ARWU 62-71
Forbes 36
U.S. News & World Report 24
Washington Monthly 54
Global
ARWU 151-200
QS 172
Times 121
U.S. News & World Report 99

Coordinates: 38°02′06″N 78°30′18″W / 38.035°N 78.505°W / 38.035; -78.505

Public

The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA), frequently referred to simply as Virginia, is a public research university and the flagship for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Like a small number of other public universities, it also administers a law school and business school which are financially independent; despite this, it is still a public institution. Founded in 1819 by Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson, UVA is known for its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies.

UNESCO designated UVA as America's first and only collegiate World Heritage Site in 1987, an honor shared with nearby Monticello. The university was established in 1819, and its original governing Board of Visitors included Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. Monroe was the sitting President of the United States at the time of its foundation. Former Presidents Jefferson and Madison were UVA's first two rectors and the Academical Village and Jefferson conceived and designed the original courses of study.


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