Facts at a Glance
Students
• 2299 undergraduates; 31% women; 27% underrepresented populations
• 69/31% In-state/Out-of-state
• Class of 2015: 1606 offers, 660 accepted
• SAT mean 1387 – verbal 668, math 719; 96.4% top 10% of Class
• 79 students studied, worked or served abroad in 2009-2010; 15% on track for an international experience
• 30% pursue a business minor; 23% hold minors in other areas; 13% graduate with a double major
• Students founded The Spectra Engineering and Science Research Journal
• Average starting salary for undergraduates in Class of 2011 was $62,500
• Science and Technology Policy Program 11 years old; interns placed in Paris and Buenos Aires
• 616 graduate students, 79% in a Ph.D. program
Faculty
www.seas.virginia.edu/acad/faculty
• 139 tenured/tenure-track faculty
• 14 research faculty
• 11 members of the NAE, 33 endowed professors, 36 fellows of professional societies; 37 Early Career awards
Academic Programs
www.seas.virginia.edu/acad/programs
• 10 undergraduate and graduate programs, 4 off-Grounds and collaborative programs, eight minors
• Ranked 36 undergraduate, 39 graduate USN≀ 19 biomedical, 28 computer science, 29 aerospace
Academic Departments
www.seas.virginia.edu/acad/depts.php
• Biomedical Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Computer Science
• Electrical & Computer Engineering | Materials Science & Engineering | Science, Technology, and Society
• Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | Systems & Information Engineering
Research
www.seas.virginia.edu/research
• Awards $61.99 million, 24% increase over 2008; Expenditures $51.83 million, 11% increase over 2008
• Over 45 centers
• Applied Research Institute forges ties with intelligence community for classified research
Capital Projects
• Rice Hall Information Technology Engineering Building, projected completion fall 2011
• Experiential Learning and Projects Building, 10,000 gross square foot structure shared with facilities management
Support
www.seas.virginia.edu/dev
• Total endowments: 130 endowments with a market value of $76 million
• Campaign totals: approximately $72 million of $150 million goal
• Priorities: $3 million for Rice Hall; endowed Rolls Royce Professorships; Business and Entrepreneurship enhancements
Alumni
• Total living alumni: 20,729; participation rate 10%
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Of Note
12 percent of our students have an international experience while they are a student here, increased from 2-3% during the time period of 2002-07, thanks to the supported by the international programs office.
Gregory Olsen (MSE ’71) was the second private citizen to travel to the International Space Station. The flight was arranged by Space Adventures, a company founded by Eric Anderson (Aero ’96)
Three of our alumni are NASA Astronauts: Patrick Forrester (MAE ’89), Leland Melvin (MSE ’91), Thomas Marshburn, M.D. (Engr Physics ’84)