List of Universities in Virginia

University of Virginia

• Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in 1819. As of 2009, this public research university had about 14,300 undergraduates and 6,600 graduate students from 120 foreign countries and 48 U.S. states. The university contains eleven colleges and schools devoted to architecture, undergraduate and graduate arts and sciences, law, medicine, leadership and public policy, engineering and applied science, education, commerce, business administration and nursing. Together these schools offer undergraduate degrees in 47 fields, masters degrees in 67 fields and doctoral degrees in 55 fields. Notable University of Virginia alumni include Woodrow Wilson, Edgar Allen Poe, Georgia O'Keefe, Katie Couric and Tina Fey. In 2010, the University of Virginia tied for 24th in "U.S. News & World Report" magazine's ranking of national universities.

  University of Virginia
  400 Ray C. Hunt Dr.
  Charlottesville, VA 22902
  434-924-4524
  Virginia.edu/

College of William and Mary

• King William III and Queen Mary II of England issued a royal charter to found the College of William and Mary in 1693. The college, the nation's second oldest, severed its ties with England in 1776. This public research university, commonly referred to simply as William and Mary, had about 5,700 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students as of 2009. The university contains five schools, including the undergraduate and graduate colleges of arts and sciences, and the schools of business, education, law and marine science. Undergraduates can work toward bachelors degrees in 30 different fields. Notable William and Mary alumni include Henry Clay, John Marshall, and U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler and James Monroe. In 2010, "U.S. News & World Report" magazine ranked the College of William and Mary 33rd among the nation's universities.

  College of William and Mary
  116 Jamestown Rd.
  Williamsburg, VA 23187
  757-221-4000
  wm.edu/

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech, was founded in 1872. This public research university had about 23,500 undergraduates and 4,500 graduate students as of 2009. The university contains ten colleges and schools, including the graduate school and the colleges of agriculture and life sciences, architecture and urban studies, business, engineering, liberal arts and human sciences, natural resources, science, university studies and veterinary medicine. Virginia Tech undergraduates can choose from more than 70 majors and minors, and graduate students can work toward masters degrees in 76 fields and doctoral degrees in 62 fields. In 2010, "U.S. News & World Report" magazine ranked Virginia Tech 71st among the nation's universities.

  Virginia Tech
  201 Burruss Hall
  Blacksburg, VA 24061
  540-231-6267
  vt.edu/