10: Estimated amount of snow, in inches, that blanketed Charlottesville Wednesday
4: Number of days University officials have cancelled classes in the last 30 years
3: Number of days University officials have cancelled classes this academic year
21,095: Current on-Grounds student enrollment
1,322: Projected increase in University undergraduate enrollment by 2020
100,000: Number of additional undergraduate degrees the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 called for Virginians to earn during the next 15 years
85.4 billion: Amount, in dollars, of 2013 federal spending cuts that will take effect because of the sequester
200,000: Number of Virginia jobs that could be lost because of sequestration cuts
40.54: Percentage of students who voted in University-wide elections
6,505: Number of votes third-year College student and incoming Student Council President Eric McDaniel earned in an uncontested race
5,086: Number of students who voted against the Honor Committee’s Restore the Ideal Act
4,762: Number of students who voted in favor of second-year Law student Frank Bellamy’s informed-retraction referendum
65: Number of goals for 2012-13 Rector Helen Dragas sent University President Teresa Sullivan on Feb. 2, with five months left in the academic year
6: Number of goals most flagship university presidents are expected to accomplish in one year
0: Number of goals on Dragas’ list that addressed faculty compensation
26: The University’s ranking among the 62 schools in the Association of American Universities in average faculty salary
65 million: Amount, in dollars, the University would need to add to its payroll to crack the top 20 of AAU schools in terms of faculty compensation
118: The University’s spot in the 2012-13 Times Higher Education world university rankings
73-68: Final score of Virginia men’s basketball’s Feb. 28 home victory against Duke
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