UMD vs UVA Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,633) than UMD ($40,306).
It is harder to admit to UVA than UMD.
UVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,460) than UMD (1,460).
Both UMD and UVA have the same submitted ACT scores (33).
UMD has more students with 40,792 students while UVA has 26,082 students.
UVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UMD's ratio is 18 to 1.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Maryland-College Park and University of Virginia-Main Campus.

UMD	vs.	UVA
College Park, Maryland	Location	Charlottesville, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,505 Out-Of-State$40,306	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$22,323 Out-Of-State$59,633
49%	% Receiving Financial Aid	45%
$11,409	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,989

45.00 %	Acceptance Rates	17.00 %
23.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.00 %
1,460	SAT Score	1,490
33	ACT Score	33
89 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
95 %	Retention Rate	97 %
40,792	Student Population	26,082
1,849	Number of Faculties	2,484
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

See Full Comparison

UMD vs UVA

More Rivals of University of Maryland-College Park

More Rivals of University of Virginia-Main Campus