About Our School

We were the fourth university-level engineering school in the nation to be established and were founded in 1836. We are an integral part of the University of Virginia, an epicenter of ingenuity right from the start.

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 offering both undergraduate and graduate programs — and our departments are among the top-ranked in their disciplines. 

UVA Engineering has over 180 tenured or tenure-track faculty members, in addition to our outstanding academic general faculty, all of whom support excellent research and teaching. Our size is an advantage, allowing faculty to collaborate and students to receive personalized attention with many opportunities for hands-on learning.

We attract exceptional students. Among our first-year undergraduate classes, most students were at the top of their high school graduating classes. We average approximately 34% women among undergrads, more than ten points higher than the national average. We also are among the fastest-growing Ph.D. programs in the country because we are a top choice for globally competitive grad students.

UVA Engineering secured $91 million in sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2024, marking a 22% increase in new research grants awarded since the prior year. We constantly imagine a better world. Our researchers create the knowledge and technologies to tackle the world's biggest challenges.