Applications up, offer rates down for Class of 2029

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall May 15, 2025

It was another busy admissions cycle for UVA.

For the Class of 2029, the total number of applications across all three admissions cycles—early decision, early action and regular decision—grew by 8.4 percent, surpassing 60,000 for the first time. Overall acceptance rates for in-state and out-of-state students declined compared with the previous year.

Among Virginia and out-of-state applicants, the binding early decision round had the highest offer rate—29.5 percent for in-state applicants and 21 percent for out-of-state students. The early action round, which offers a faster decision but isn’t binding, had the next-highest offer rate. Twenty-five percent of in-state applicants received offers, compared with 13 percent of out-of-state applicants.

Regular-decision offers, announced in mid-March, were the most competitive. Just 11 percent of in-state and 9 percent of out-of-state applicants were admitted.

UVA aims to enroll about 3,970 students for the first-year class.

Regular-Decision Round

17,568 Total regular decision applications

3,519 Total Virginia applicants

11% In-state acceptance rate

14,049 Total out-of-state applicants

9% Out-of-state acceptance rate

Note: Deferral acceptance rate: 3%

Overall Admission Cycle

64,463 Total applications

17,608 Total Virginia applicants

23% Overall Virginia acceptance rate

46,855 Total out-of-state applications

12.5% Overall out-of-state acceptance rate

Source: UVA Admission blog