Get my odds
Charlottesville, VA · Psychology

Psychology at UVA

UVA graduates about 242 psychology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 54th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 60 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 74% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.24× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#54 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year2425% of the class
Courses in the catalog60more than 74% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.24× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1540whole school

Around UVA

Listen to Wikipedia is a visualization project which presents the live feed of W
Listen to Wikipedia display in Data Science Institute at the University of VirgiPhoto: Listen to Wikipedia for graphic, bluerasberry for photo · CC BY 4.0 · source
at this meeting faculty voted that the Data Science Institute could change its a
University of Virginia Faculty Senate meeting 1 May 2019 (2)Photo: Bluerasberry · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View south along U.S. Route 29 Business (Emmet Street) from the pedestrian overp
2019-08-08 16 27 45 View south along U.S. Route 29 Business (Emmet Street) from Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A picture of the staircase at the University of Virginia.
University of Virginia Campus StaircasePhoto: ~delta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Sciences Shop, Physical and Life Sciences Building, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, School of Data Science, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science Building.

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

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 82
  2. University at Buffalo–SUNY 82
  3. The University of Texas–Austin 82
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 82
  5. University of Miami 82
  6. George Washington University 82
  7. Providence College 82
  8. Skidmore College 82

Other strong majors at UVA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA with every school we score in psychology. 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.

See your odds at UVA Everything about UVA