More than 1,200 people have been admitted during the early decision cycle, the first of three options available to applicants ...

The University of Virginia has offered admission to 6,186 more applicants in its second phase of admission, known as “early action.” Nearly 50,000 people applied to join the University of Virginia’s ...

The author who unearthed a list of “VIP” applicants at the University of Virginia is asking federal prosecutors to investigate the university administration for corruption. Jeff Thomas — who obtained ...

The University of Virginia is waiving the requirement that first-year applicants submit standardized test scores for the next two years. Candidates applying for undergraduate admission in the fall of ...

The University of Virginia is the first Virginia college to publish the demographic data of its first-year students after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action last year.

This article was originally published in Virginia Mercury. Democratic lawmakers are seeking to ban Virginia public colleges and universities’ practice of providing special admission treatment to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Virginia’s public universities can’t give preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni or donors starting in July. Two Democrats carried bills to end legacy ...

The University of Virginia today announced a set of new procedures that will strengthen its process for the admission of student-athletes. The policy enhancements, currently being implemented, were ...

In the spring of 1993, I lived in fear of John A. Blackburn, but by no means was that his fault. After all, I did not know him and I had never even seen him. All I knew was that he was dean of ...

The University of Virginia announced Monday that it will eliminate its early decision program beginning with the Class of 2012, taking a cue from announcements in recent weeks of similar decisions by ...

Harvard University proved that its trend-setting ability extends outside the Ivy League yesterday, with the addition of the University of Virginia to the ever-growing list of schools nixing their ...