About

We are the fourth university-level engineering school in the nation, founded in 1836. We are an integral part of the nearly 200-year-old University of Virginia, which was established to be an epicenter of ingenuity and knowledge creation.

UVA Engineering is among the top-ranked engineering schools in the country - one of U.S. News & World Report's top-25 public engineering schools that offer both undergraduate and graduate programs - and all of our departments are also among the top-ranked in their disciplines. We leverage our collaboration with UVA's top-ranked schools of business, medicine, law and public policy to provide our students and faculty with broad-ranging opportunities for education and research. We are the top public engineering school in the country for our percentage of women seeking undergraduate engineering degrees, among schools with at least 75 engineering degree-earners.

UVA Engineering defines diversity as excellence expressing itself through the perspectives and lived experiences of all people. Although we are focused on building a strong population of women and others who are underrepresented in engineering, we believe we must maximize the talents and ideas of all in order to achieve our mission and vision for education and research.

UVA Engineering attracted $86 million in sponsored research awards in fiscal year 2021, a 95% increase since fiscal year 2016. We constantly imagine a better world. Our researchers create the knowledge and technologies to tackle the world's biggest challenges.