
For the application year 2024, the University of Virginia has a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 16.8%, with 9,909 applicants being accepted out of a total of 58,951 applicants. This rate is a decrease from 17.9% in 2023, 18.7% in 2022, and significantly lower than 20.7% in 2021. Acceptance rates have consistently declined over the years, from 29.9% in 2016 and 2015, highlighting an increasingly competitive admissions process. This downward trend suggests that applicants are becoming more qualified, placing greater pressure on acceptance rates.