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Business & finance at UVA

UVA graduates about 406 business & finance majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 64th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 102 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 48% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $139,000 four years out, 1.62× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#64 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year4069% of the class
Courses in the catalog102more than 48% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$139,0001.62× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1540whole school

Around UVA

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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Facilities Management Shop #1, Facilities Management Garages.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of California, Berkeley 82
  2. Wake Forest University 82
  3. Clemson University 81
  4. Bryant University 81
  5. Saint Louis University 81
  6. University of Tulsa 81
  7. North Carolina State University 80
  8. University of Kansas 80

Other strong majors at UVA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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