The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Business Programs

The University of Virginia's College at Wise is a public institution located in Wise, Virginia. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Wise draws many to the area.

Where Is The University of Virginia’s College at Wise?

Contact details for UVa - Wise are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293-4400
Phone:	276-328-0100
Website:	https://www.uvawise.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UVaWise
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UVa_Wise

How Do I Get Into UVa - Wise?

You can apply to UVa - Wise online at: https://www.uvawise.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UVa - Wise

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UVa - Wise?

UVa - Wise has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 76% of students accepted to UVa - Wise submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

UVa - Wise received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford The University of Virginia’s College at Wise?

The overall average net price of UVa - Wise is $33,623. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UVa - Wise, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,386 a year. That adds up to $21,544 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UVa - Wise is 9.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,905 undergraduate students at UVa - Wise, with 1,116 being full-time and 789 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,116 full-time undergraduates at UVa - Wise, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Virginia's College at Wise students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	111
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	855
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	123

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at UVa - Wise. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ukraine, Brazil, and China.

Online Learning at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

In 2019-2020, 1,689 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UVa - Wise has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UVa - Wise

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Virginia's College at Wise was 22.4%. This is the #886 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UVa - Wise regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	36	36
General Management Information Systems	6	6
TOTAL	42	42

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By MrBill3 under License

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