Southern Ivy League Colleges

University of Virginia

• Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the University of Virginia was awarded the No. 2 spot on U.S. News & World Report's ranking of public schools in both 2009 and 2010. The university, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, comprises the undergraduate college and 11 graduate and professional schools. As of fall 2009, approximately 14,300 undergraduate and 6,600 graduate students were enrolled at UVA. Of the 2009-2010 undergraduate student body, 69.1 percent were in-state students. The in-state tuition for one full academic year, again as reported in 2009, was $9,870; out-of-state tuition was $31,870.

  University of Virginia
  400 Ray C. Hunt Drive
  P.O. Box 400229
  Charlottesville, VA 22902
  434-924-4524
  virginia.edu

The College of William & Mary

• The College of William & Mary was chartered in 1693 by England's King William III and Queen Elizabeth II, making it the second oldest school in the nation. In 1776, the college was responsible for founding the nation's first Greek academic society, Phi Beta Kappa. In addition, William & Mary boasts the first honor code used at an American college or university. As of the fall 2009, a reported 5,700 undergraduate and 1,925 graduate students were enrolled at William & Mary. Nearly 80 percent of the fall 2009 incoming freshman ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating classes. Tuition for one full academic year, as reported in 2009, was $10,800 for in-state students and $30,592 for out-of-state students.

  The College of William & Mary
  P.O. Box 8795
  Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
  757-221-4000
  wm.edu

Vanderbilt University

• Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, comprises the undergraduate college and 10 professional and graduate schools; undergraduate programs are available in liberal arts and sciences, education and human development, engineering and music. As of fall 2009, a total of 6,794 undergraduate and 5,720 graduate and professional students were enrolled at Vanderbilt. Tuition for one full academic year, as reported in 2009, was $38,579. More than 125 majors and programs of study are available for students, both undergraduate and graduate. Vanderbilt University was founded in 1873 by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.

  Vanderbilt University
  211 Kirkland Hall
  Nashville, TN 37240
  615-322-7311
  vanderbilt.edu