University of Virginia

public university in Charlottesville, Virginia

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The University of Virginia is a public university located in Charlottesville, Virginia that serves students from across the state and nation. As one of the country's flagship public universities, it plays an important role in higher education and research while contributing to its local community and the broader economy of Virginia.

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Official name: University of Virginia
Area: 11.33
Employees: 10061
Official website: virginia.edu
Image: University of Virginia Rotunda 2006.jpg
Students count: 23994
Admission rate: 0.23

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inception: 1819-01-25
Commons category: University of Virginia
postal code: 22903-2628
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The University of Virginia (UVA or Virginia) is a public research university located in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County in Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his Academical Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its original governing Board of Visitors included three U.S. presidents: Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe, the latter as sitting president of the United States at the time of its foundation. As its first two rectors, presidents Jefferson and Madison played key roles in the university's foundation, with Jefferson designing both the original courses of study and the university's original architecture. The original campus contains President Monroe's former residence and law office, today used as a residential college.

Now expanded to 1,135 acres (459 ha) of central campus, the modern university is composed of eight undergraduate and three professional schools: the School of Law, the Darden School of Business, and the School of Medicine. The university has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1904.