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About UVa
The University
Founded in 1819
by Thomas
Jefferson, the University of
Virginia is widely-recognized as one of the nation's leading
institutions of higher education. The University of Virginia is
consistently one of the top-ranked public universities in the U.S. News & World
Report's annual listing of public universities. Dubbed a "public
Ivy," the University has achieved national stature for its teaching,
research and public service. At the heart of the "Academical Village"
are the Lawn and the
Rotunda, designed by Jefferson. These are now national landmarks
and are considered among the most outstanding achievements in American
architecture.
The University has more than 2100 faculty, including over 330 holders of endowed professorships. In addition, around 8,000 staff members are employed in the University and in the University Hospital. There are approximately 18,000 students: 11,500 undergraduates and 6,500 graduate and professional students. The students come from 80 countries and all 50 states. As recently as 1970, the undergraduate population was almost entirely male, but now females are in a slight majority. In addition to its excellent Engineering School, the University is renowned for its Medical, Law, Graduate Business, and Architecture Schools, and for the quality of many of its humanities and social sciences departments.
The Engineering School
The Department of Computer
Science is one of nine departments in the School of Engineering and Applied
Science. The other departments are Biomedical; Chemical; Civil;
Electrical; Materials Science; Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear;
Systems; and Technology, Culture and Communications. There are 170
faculty members in the School, and the external research budget of the
School exceeds $50 million annually.
The School has 2,000 undergraduates and 650 graduate students. The undergraduate students have the highest SAT scores in the University, with a mean of 1353. The average GRE score for incoming graduate students is 1300. Each of these numbers places the school within the top three public engineering schools in the country in terms of student quality. Approximately 340 Bachelor's degrees, 200 Master's degrees, and over 50 Doctorate degrees are awarded annually by the School.
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"Even after more than 6 years here, I have not become jaded to the
sights at this University. Step out on a bright day and see the Fall
colours at the Rotunda and you'll be convinced that this is one of the
prettiest Universities in the country." |