What GPA do you need to get into UVA?

Among 456 applicants who posted a UVA admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.99 and the middle half reported 3.92 to 4.00 (342 reported a GPA). UVA sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for UVA?

Among 456 applicants who posted a UVA admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,540 and the middle half scored 1,500 to 1,560 (331 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.

Does applying early help at UVA?

In these posts, 58% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (227 of 390), against 45% in regular decision (74 of 165). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do UVA admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (63%), athletics (50%), tutoring/teaching (38%), research (37%). 88% held at least one leadership role and 73% listed a national or international award.

What is the UVA acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by UVA in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

College admissions data

How to get into UVA

What 456 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 932 UVA results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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UVA admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.99

Middle half 3.92 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,540

Middle half 1,500 to 1,560

Median ACT

Middle half 34 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.53

Middle half 4.40 to 4.70

Results posted: 456 admitted, 316 rejected, 160 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the UVA acceptance rate; the official rate is in UVA’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.99	3.85
SAT	1,540	1,510
ACT	35	34

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What UVA admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service63%
Athletics50%
Tutoring/Teaching38%
Research37%
Internship36%
STEM club/competition36%
Work/Job34%
Music34%

Held a leadership role

88%

Founded something

42%

National or intl. award

73%

Did research

37%

Early vs. regular decision at UVA

Early (390 results)58%
Regular (165 results)45%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of UVA admits

Computer Science14%
Engineering11%
Economics10%
Political Science8%
Business7%
Math6%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 14% first-generation, 14% low income, 15% underrepresented minority, 8% legacy, 2% recruited athlete and 9% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 17% chose UVA.

Three recent UVA admits

2026 cycle · EA · Biology
Chess and quiz bowl organizer and painter with computational biology research and several founded clubs.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1530 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Business
Teen entrepreneur who built a STEM business and app and mentors middle schoolers.
GPA 3.97 UW · SAT 1570 · Original post
2026 cycle · EA · Computer Science
CS student with robotics, ML research, game-dev leadership, and a personal family-responsibility story.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1530 · Original post

Where else UVA admits got in

UVA admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into UVA?: Among 456 applicants who posted a UVA admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.99 and the middle half reported 3.92 to 4.00 (342 reported a GPA). UVA sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for UVA?: Among 456 applicants who posted a UVA admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,540 and the middle half scored 1,500 to 1,560 (331 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.
Does applying early help at UVA?: In these posts, 58% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (227 of 390), against 45% in regular decision (74 of 165). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do UVA admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (63%), athletics (50%), tutoring/teaching (38%), research (37%). 88% held at least one leadership role and 73% listed a national or international award.
What is the UVA acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by UVA in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with UVA. All colleges