Over the past five years, the University has seen a 61.3 percent increase in total applications.
Approximately one year since Ryan’s resignation, and six months since the appointment of University President Scott Beardsley and the reconstitution of the Board, many groups still remain hesitant to fully trust University leadership, and are asking it to continue investigating the events of the last year.
When reflecting on the events of the last year, students most strongly emphasized the value of student input and engagement in University affairs.
In this new system, first-year students’ first quarter Engagements professors also serve as their advisor until students declare a major.
Below is a breakdown of the University's School of Medicine increases or losses in funding alongside peer institutions' respective increases or losses in funding between FY 24 and FY 25 based on data that was provided by Swensen.
Twenty University students and recent alumni received the Fulbright U.S. Student Program award in Spring 2025 and studied in their respective host country this past academic year.
Lo said these courses are intended to engage students in ethical conversations about AI and train them as leaders in the AI world.
The three-day celebration began Friday with Valedictory Exercises and a fourth-year class party, and Academic Processions took place Saturday and Sunday.
According to its 2025 impact report, the Alumni Association serves a network of more than 269,000 living alumni and supports programming that spans young alumni engagement, scholarships, career resources and alumni interest groups.
The first topic that Antholis and Dickerson discussed was how the field of journalism has changed over the years, specifically since the era of investigative journalism that uncovered the Watergate scandal in 1972.
A new Artificial Intelligence laboratory was announced as a joint venture between the University libraries and the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences April 17.
Final examinations are still occurring at the University and are set to conclude Friday, but University students lost Canvas access Thursday afternoon.
According to the University Bookstore Executive Director Cristy Huffman, the University has seen a roughly 27 percent increase in blue books sales from April 2024-25 to April 2025-26.
According to Andrea Seese, associate director of promotions and events, Flash Grants are capped at $10,000 per recipient and awarded throughout the semester.
According to representatives from the International Studies Office, the ban on issuing student visas is prompting many students to consider extending their studies at the University to remain in the United States.
As the Spring 2026 semester comes to an end and final exams commence, groups across the University are providing students with resources to support their mental and academic wellbeing during finals week Thursday through May 8.
On Grounds, Naval ROTC was established in 1940, making the University the 10th in the nation to have the program.
The Ambassador Series event was hosted by the Center’s Global Perspectives on Democracy program in partnership with U.Va. Global.
The Board of Visitors Finance Committee unanimously approved an increase in tuition, dining rates and other mandatory fees for the 2026-27 school year April 16.
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America and podcast host, visited Grounds Wednesday as a part of her college speaking tour titled “Abortion is Human Sacrifice.”
