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University of Virginia's College at Wise

University of Virginia's College at Wise is based in the town of Wise, VA — a public campus in a small-town setting.

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

$15,634

family income
under $30k

$6,448

$30–48k

$7,159

$48–75k

$9,605

$75–110k

$11,647

over $110k

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

Average net price

$9,2102023–24Skip 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 Virginia's College at Wise fell from $11,263 (2008) to $9,210 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$11,263
2009	$11,324
2010	$12,002
2011	$8,787
2012	$8,843
2013	$11,578
2014	$9,062
2015	$10,009
2016	$11,528
2017	$9,880
2018	$10,061
2019	$10,168
2020	$9,784
2021	$9,536
2022	$11,180
2023	$9,210

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$26,5932024–25Skip 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 Virginia's College at Wise rose from $15,456 (2009) to $26,593 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,456
2010	$16,559
2011	$17,345
2012	$18,088
2013	$18,365
2014	$20,095
2015	$22,818
2016	$21,138
2017	$21,604
2018	$21,789
2019	$22,289
2020	$22,795
2021	$23,170
2022	$23,546
2023	$24,315
2024	$26,593

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	$3,330	$9,824
2001	$3,470	$10,508
2002	$3,844	$11,604
2003	$4,530	$13,468
2004	$4,782	$14,202
2005	$5,081	$15,159
2006	$5,692	$16,728
2007	$6,151	$17,815
2008	$6,439	$18,313
2013	$8,509	$23,565
2014	$8,868	$24,329
2015	$9,220	$25,454
2016	$9,539	$26,239
2017	$9,825	$27,055
2018	$10,119	$27,846
2019	$10,252	$28,661
2020	$10,836	$29,798
2021	$11,162	$30,672
2022	$11,498	$31,592
2023	$11,656	$32,540

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Virginia's College at Wise reports tuition of $11,780 for in-state students and $28,010 for out-of-state students. Check University of Virginia's College at Wise’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,101 — University of Virginia's College at Wise is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

47.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Virginia's College at Wise 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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47.1%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 Virginia's College at Wise rose from 31.6% (entered 1991) to 47.1% (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
1991 cohort	31.6%
1992 cohort	35.3%
1993 cohort	35.2%
1994 cohort	41.8%
1995 cohort	41.6%
1996 cohort	43.7%
1997 cohort	41.9%
1998 cohort	42.8%
1999 cohort	43.8%
2000 cohort	45.1%
2001 cohort	41.2%
2002 cohort	47%
2003 cohort	49.9%
2004 cohort	47.7%
2005 cohort	38.8%
2006 cohort	42.1%
2007 cohort	43.1%
2008 cohort	45.9%
2009 cohort	41.1%
2010 cohort	43.6%
2011 cohort	45.8%
2012 cohort	48.2%
2013 cohort	43.6%
2014 cohort	51.8%
2015 cohort	39%
2016 cohort	44.9%
2017 cohort	49.8%
2018 cohort	47.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$8,256	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$8,518	$3,900
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,412	$2,950
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,878	$4,708
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,950	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,275	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,513	$3,970
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,000	$3,560
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,000	$3,898
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,143	$4,007
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,466	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$13,100	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$14,363	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,950	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$19,192	$6,100
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,482	$6,398
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,777	$6,823
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,725	$7,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,000	$8,391
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,403	$9,227
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,350	$8,850
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$17,900	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$16,750	$7,250

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

$39,725

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$41,513

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$45,325

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.

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 Virginia's College at Wise admitted 1,878 of 6,581 applicants in Fall 2024. The 28.5% rate describes that application pool.

28.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $11,656 in-state tuition · 2023–24 1,101 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 945–11201600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Virginia's College at Wise received 6,581 applications and admitted 1,878 (28.5%), with 284 enrolling.

University of Virginia's College at Wise reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Virginia's College at Wise’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 520–580 and Math was 425–540 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 945–1120 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	520	550	580
SAT Math	425	500	540
ACT Composite	18	20	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

28.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read University of Virginia's College at Wise's change from 76.9% to 28.5% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	76.9%
Fall 2002	78.5%
Fall 2003	77.7%
Fall 2004	78.4%
Fall 2005	75.9%
Fall 2006	81.5%
Fall 2007	79.7%
Fall 2008	75.6%
Fall 2009	89.1%
Fall 2010	77.2%
Fall 2011	77.2%
Fall 2012	82.9%
Fall 2013	74.5%
Fall 2014	68.8%
Fall 2015	76.9%
Fall 2016	77.7%
Fall 2017	77.5%
Fall 2018	77.4%
Fall 2019	59.4%
Fall 2020	82.6%
Fall 2021	83.4%
Fall 2022	75.6%
Fall 2023	93.9%
Fall 2024	28.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

945–1120Fall 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	840	1060
Fall 2002	870	1090
Fall 2003	870	1100
Fall 2004	890	1090
Fall 2005	870	1090
Fall 2006	850	1050
Fall 2007	848	1060
Fall 2008	840	1053
Fall 2009	840	1060
Fall 2010	820	1040
Fall 2011	840	1070
Fall 2012	840	1050
Fall 2013	860	1050
Fall 2014	840	1050
Fall 2015	850	1040
Fall 2016	850	1070
Fall 2017	940	1118
Fall 2018	950	1130
Fall 2019	970	1160
Fall 2020	980	1170
Fall 2021	990	1230
Fall 2022	915	1160
Fall 2023	935	1175
Fall 2024	945	1120

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–22Fall 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	21
Fall 2003	17	22
Fall 2004	17	22
Fall 2005	18	22
Fall 2006	16	21
Fall 2007	17	22
Fall 2008	17	21
Fall 2009	16	22
Fall 2010	17	22
Fall 2011	17	22
Fall 2012	17	23
Fall 2013	17	22
Fall 2014	17	23
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	17	23
Fall 2018	18	25
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	19	25
Fall 2022	19	25
Fall 2023	20	25
Fall 2024	18	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

1,101Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Virginia's College at Wise fell from 1,474 (Fall 2002) to 1,101 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,474
Fall 2003	1,505
Fall 2004	1,589
Fall 2005	1,623
Fall 2006	1,761
Fall 2007	1,658
Fall 2008	1,612
Fall 2009	1,626
Fall 2010	1,680
Fall 2011	1,608
Fall 2012	1,618
Fall 2013	1,585
Fall 2014	1,477
Fall 2015	1,393
Fall 2016	1,367
Fall 2017	1,249
Fall 2018	1,187
Fall 2019	1,122
Fall 2020	1,143
Fall 2021	1,102
Fall 2022	993
Fall 2023	1,214
Fall 2024	1,101

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%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 Virginia's College at Wise has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 77% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 72%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	61%
Fall 2006 cohort	70%
Fall 2007 cohort	65%
Fall 2008 cohort	68%
Fall 2009 cohort	70%
Fall 2010 cohort	62%
Fall 2011 cohort	71%
Fall 2012 cohort	71%
Fall 2013 cohort	67%
Fall 2014 cohort	72%
Fall 2015 cohort	63%
Fall 2016 cohort	65%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	67%
Fall 2019 cohort	71%
Fall 2020 cohort	60%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Virginia's College at Wise

39.8% of University of Virginia's College at Wise's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Virginia's College at Wise as a primarily residential campus of 1,101 undergraduates — and 71.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Virginia's College at Wise's SAT section-percentile sums are 945–1120 — their midpoint is below the VA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Virginia's College at Wise'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 Virginia's College at Wise 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 Virginia's College at Wise28.5%

Virginia median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Virginia's College at Wise$11,780

Virginia median$21,650

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Virginia's College at Wise's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Virginia's College at Wise$45,325

Virginia median$53,453

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Virginia's College at Wise, Virginia and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Virginia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	28.5%	79.8%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,780	$21,650	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$45,325	$53,453	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Virginia's College at Wise, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Virginia's College at Wise 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
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$51,193
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,029
Psychology, General	$44,430
Education, General	$41,804

These 4 fields listed for University of Virginia's College at Wise measure earnings after completion. The $45,325 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional University of Virginia's College at Wise fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Virginia's College at Wise report?

University of Virginia's College at Wise's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 945–1120 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Virginia's College at Wise's acceptance rate?

28.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,878 admitted from 6,581 applicants.

How much does University of Virginia's College at Wise cost?

In-state tuition is $11,780; out-of-state students pay $28,010. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Virginia's College at Wise report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $45,325. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Virginia

University of Virginia-Main Campus — 16.8% admitted
University of Richmond — 22.2% admitted
William & Mary — 34.1% admitted
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — 54.8% admitted

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.