Student Life & Housing

The University's 12,700 undergraduate students come from every state and more than 90 nations. Almost every imaginable background is represented in this academically distinguished group.

Students thrive here, in and outside of the classroom.  The atmosphere on Grounds is active and filled with a cooperative spirit.  Jefferson's vision of the University as an academical village - a community where students and professors would work closely together to expand the boundaries of human understanding - is very much a reality.  The more than 2,000 faculty at the University are easily accessible to students. Students can even take their professors out to lunch (for free).  The nature of academics at the University was determined by Jefferson's plan to have students and faculty living and learning together.  This relationship is still very much at the heart of our academic and extracurricular programs.

The University of Virginia combines the scenic natural beauty of the Blue Ridge with a burgeoning, cosmopolitan, mid-sized city.  

Students agree that Charlottesville is somewhere in-between a large city and a small town.  Off-Grounds, students can find shopping, coffee shops, bookstores, churches, restaurants, art galleries, movie theatres, concert venues, and even gourmet gas stations. Add to this an active student life environment with over 500 student organizations, weekly speakers, conferences, performances, and athletics.  On-Grounds activities are abundant and integral to the students’ interests and the overall U.Va. experience.

Jefferson founded UVA to empower individuals to act.  Our current students are actively developing this community in ways that result in individual growth, as well as in the development of relationships and a sense of community that lasts well beyond the U.Va. years.

Services for Students Include:

African American Affairs	Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Dean of Students	Newcomb Hall Student Center
Learning Needs and Evaluation Center	Student Health
Office of Health Promotion	Student Legal Services
Counseling and Psychological Services	University Career Services
Student Financial Services	Office of Undergraduate Research
Residence Life	Housing
Orientation and New Student Programs
Pre-professional Advising	The Writing Center

Housing
A variety of on- and off-Grounds housing options are available to Post-Bac Pre-Med students.  Post-Bac Pre-Med students living on-Grounds reside in graduate student-style housing.