University of Virginia | UVA
17% accepted | 17k undergrads | Public | Charlottesville, VA
All majors
Key metrics
Publisher ranking
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4.6
Student review
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star star star star star
4.1
Student-to-faculty
15:1
Years to repay cost
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1.5
Graduation rate
95%
Graduate on time
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92%
Retention rate
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97%
Earnings after 4 yrs
87k
Costs
State residency
Family income
Sticker price (COA) help
$76,954
Estimated aid help
$14,683
Estimated net cost
$62,271
4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%
$260,519
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Funding Sources
4-year budget
$
College savings (529), earnings in college.
Funding gap (debt)
$260,519
Merit: 8% of students (8% w/o need) get $5,025 (avg) in aid. Need: 100% met. See detail
CSS: US, NCP | IDOC
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virginia.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
Earnings
Major
Earnings after 4 years N/A
$86,863
Real earnings
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Inflation adj. 8%
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$93,812
Tax rate
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Earnings after tax (AT)
$70,359
Select repayment plan
For $260,519 funding gap (debt)
Debt detail
% AT earnings to repay debt
$1,841/mo
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20% is a fast repayment level.
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% interest rate on debt
%
Federal rates with 20% PLUS.
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Plan comparison for $261k debt
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Annual debt repayment
$22,093
Earnings after tax and debt ---
$48,266
Lifestyle
Postgrad earnings and expenses
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Cities with the star within the red area may be unaffordable.
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Major: College (all majors) | 100%
| Location adjusted | Savings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | Earnings | / Deficit | |
| University of Virginia | UVA | 1.28x | 94k | |
| Location neutral earnings help | 1.00x | 74k | |
| DC | Washington, DC | 1.25x | 92k | 9k |
| Char | Charlottesville, VA | 1.12x | 82k | 0k |
| NYC | New York, NY | 1.57x | 115k | 13k |
| Rich | Richmond, VA | 1.11x | 81k | 2k |
| SF | San Francisco, CA | 1.76x | 130k | 15k |
| DC | Washington, DC | 1.25x | 92k | 9k |
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Location adjusted earnings - taxes - debt repay - cost of living expenses = ending savings / deficit.
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The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
Taxes
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Expenses
Grad destination
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD Area
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Earnings after tax and debt ---
$48,266
Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children
Studio apartment
$840 - $2,660/mo
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$10,080
Grocery shopping help
$3,862
Transportation
$8,838
Healthcare
$4,465
Necessities help
$7,978
Entertainment help
$3,191
Other
$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.
Total cost of living
$38,414
Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
$9,852
Cost of living ratio: 1.25x
Costs
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