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University of the Virgin Islands

University of the Virgin Islands reports 1,518 undergraduates in Charlotte Amalie, VI. Its federal reporting group is labeled University of the Virgin Islands. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation. The federal record identifies it as a land-grant institution.

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University of the Virgin Islands · Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 243665.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of the Virgin Islands).

Shared outcomes cannot rank campuses. Reporting-group definitions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$6,828

family income
under $30k

$6,211

$30–48k

$8,895

$48–75k

$10,729

$75–110k

$10,895

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$7,4692023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of the Virgin Islands fell from $9,169 (2008) to $7,469 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$9,169
2009	$9,004
2010	$9,472
2011	$10,856
2012	$11,730
2013	$11,672
2014	$12,220
2015	$12,357
2016	$11,968
2017	$11,714
2018	$10,426
2019	$9,952
2020	$9,527
2021	$9,073
2022	$7,599
2023	$7,469

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$17,7712024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of the Virgin Islands rose from $13,846 (2009) to $17,771 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$13,846
2010	$14,174
2011	$14,407
2012	$15,470
2013	$16,261
2014	$16,540
2015	$16,403
2016	$17,288
2017	$16,786
2018	$17,349
2019	$16,930
2020	$16,381
2021	$15,949
2022	$16,245
2023	$16,774
2024	$17,771

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,730	$8,190
2001	$2,730	$8,190
2002	$2,730	$8,190
2003	$2,730	$8,190
2004	$3,426	$9,426
2005	$3,670	$10,200
2006	$3,726	$10,326
2007	$3,800	$10,400
2008	$3,965	$10,895
2013	$4,794	$13,174
2014	$4,794	$13,174
2015	$5,014	$13,834
2016	$5,235	$14,496
2017	$5,235	$14,496
2018	$5,235	$14,496
2019	$5,235	$14,496
2020	$5,235	$14,496
2021	$5,235	$14,496
2022	$5,235	$14,496
2023	$5,612	$15,521

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of the Virgin Islands reports tuition of $5,957 for in-state students and $16,557 for out-of-state students. Check University of the Virgin Islands’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,518 — University of the Virgin Islands is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

28.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of the Virgin Islands within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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28.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of the Virgin Islands fell from 32.2% (entered 1994) to 28.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1994 cohort	32.2%
1995 cohort	38.1%
1996 cohort	33.6%
1997 cohort	39.3%
1998 cohort	25.8%
1999 cohort	30%
2000 cohort	33.6%
2001 cohort	26.1%
2002 cohort	28.6%
2003 cohort	23.4%
2004 cohort	27.6%
2005 cohort	24.9%
2006 cohort	29%
2007 cohort	24.4%
2008 cohort	26%
2009 cohort	23.4%
2010 cohort	22.5%
2011 cohort	22.7%
2012 cohort	23.1%
2013 cohort	31.2%
2014 cohort	30.1%
2015 cohort	32.3%
2016 cohort	27.3%
2017 cohort	28.6%
2018 cohort	28.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1994–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of the Virgin Islands).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$5,500	$4,181
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$5,845	$3,563
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$4,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$4,563	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$4,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$5,140	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$5,197	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$5,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$5,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$5,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$8,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$7,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$8,250	$4,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$9,250	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$10,570	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$13,950	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$15,011	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$13,762	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$14,750	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$15,750	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$16,500	$7,968
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$16,800	$7,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$32,360

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$35,645

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$38,681

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of the Virgin Islands).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of the Virgin Islands admitted 967 of 977 applicants in Fall 2024. The 99% rate describes that application pool.

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acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $5,612 in-state tuition · 2023–24 1,518 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 783–10301600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of the Virgin Islands received 977 applications and admitted 967 (99%), with 340 enrolling.

University of the Virgin Islands reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of the Virgin Islands’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 423–550 and Math was 360–480 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 783–1030 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	423	490	550
SAT Math	360	430	480
ACT Composite	19	21	22

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

99%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	95.9%
Fall 2002	71.3%
Fall 2006	76.6%
Fall 2007	80.3%
Fall 2008	66.6%
Fall 2009	68.4%
Fall 2010	92.9%
Fall 2011	95.3%
Fall 2012	96.2%
Fall 2013	97.8%
Fall 2014	97.1%
Fall 2015	95%
Fall 2016	92%
Fall 2017	98.4%
Fall 2018	97.8%
Fall 2019	98.4%
Fall 2020	99.7%
Fall 2021	98.4%
Fall 2022	96.9%
Fall 2023	97.4%
Fall 2024	99%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

783–1030Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	690	920
Fall 2002	710	973
Fall 2006	680	890
Fall 2007	680	890
Fall 2008	660	880
Fall 2009	660	868
Fall 2010	673	900
Fall 2011	650	890
Fall 2012	650	860
Fall 2013	700	910
Fall 2014	690	890
Fall 2015	680	908
Fall 2016	690	913
Fall 2017	800	1035
Fall 2019	792	1027
Fall 2020	813	1020
Fall 2021	830	1030
Fall 2022	800	990
Fall 2023	800	1020
Fall 2024	783	1030

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–22Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	16	26
Fall 2006	14	19
Fall 2007	14	19
Fall 2008	13	19
Fall 2009	14	17
Fall 2010	15	19
Fall 2011	13	21
Fall 2012	13	17
Fall 2013	14	20
Fall 2014	15	20
Fall 2015	16	21
Fall 2016	15	21
Fall 2017	15	18
Fall 2019	14	20
Fall 2020	14	18
Fall 2021	14	20
Fall 2022	21	23
Fall 2023	14	20
Fall 2024	19	22

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,518Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of the Virgin Islands rose from 1,146 (Fall 2002) to 1,518 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,146
Fall 2003	1,287
Fall 2004	1,312
Fall 2005	1,987
Fall 2006	2,045
Fall 2007	2,014
Fall 2008	2,083
Fall 2009	2,312
Fall 2010	2,366
Fall 2011	2,291
Fall 2012	2,125
Fall 2013	2,023
Fall 2014	1,971
Fall 2015	2,022
Fall 2016	1,984
Fall 2017	1,763
Fall 2018	1,650
Fall 2019	1,744
Fall 2020	1,523
Fall 2021	1,330
Fall 2022	1,349
Fall 2023	1,431
Fall 2024	1,518

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

69%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of the Virgin Islands has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 77% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 69%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	76%
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	72%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	70%
Fall 2011 cohort	70%
Fall 2012 cohort	68%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	67%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	66%
Fall 2019 cohort	63%
Fall 2020 cohort	63%
Fall 2021 cohort	66%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	69%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of the Virgin Islands

48.7% of University of the Virgin Islands's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of the Virgin Islands as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 1,518 undergraduates live off campus, and 68.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of the Virgin Islands's SAT section-percentile sums are 783–1030 — their midpoint is near the VI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of the Virgin Islands's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of the Virgin Islands compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of the Virgin Islands99%

U.S. Virgin Islands median99%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of the Virgin Islands$5,957

U.S. Virgin Islands median$5,957

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of the Virgin Islands's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of the Virgin Islands).

University of the Virgin Islands reporting group (shared)$38,681

U.S. Virgin Islands median$38,681

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of the Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of the Virgin Islands	U.S. Virgin Islands median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	99%	99%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$5,957	$5,957	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$38,681Shared group value	$38,681	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of the Virgin Islands, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of the Virgin Islands federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$94,239
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$58,403
Accounting and Related Services	$51,737
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,775

These 4 fields listed for University of the Virgin Islands measure earnings after completion. The $38,681 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional University of the Virgin Islands fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of the Virgin Islands).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of the Virgin Islands report?

University of the Virgin Islands's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 783–1030 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of the Virgin Islands's acceptance rate?

99% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 967 admitted from 977 applicants.

How much does University of the Virgin Islands cost?

In-state tuition is $5,957; out-of-state students pay $16,557. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of the Virgin Islands report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $38,681. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.