University of the Virgin Islands Overview

Located in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, University of the Virgin Islands is a public institution. Charlotte Amalie is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is University of the Virgin Islands Known For?

• Students at UVI may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at UVI is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UVI.
• In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is University of the Virgin Islands?

Contact details for UVI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2 John Brewers Bay, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802-9990
Phone:	340-776-9200
Website:	www.uvi.edu

How Do I Get Into UVI?

You can apply to UVI online at: https://www.uvi.edu/enrollment/admissions/admissions-apply_online_instructions.aspx

Admission Requirements for UVI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UVI?

With an acceptance rate of 98%, UVI is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

About 36% of students accepted to UVI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 540. Math scores were between 390 and 490.

UVI received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 12 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 19. Composite scores were between 14 and 20.

Can I Afford University of the Virgin Islands?

The overall average net price of UVI is $22,371. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UVI, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $3,767 a year. That adds up to $15,068 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UVI is 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of the Virgin Islands Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,374 undergraduate students at UVI, with 877 being full-time and 497 being part-time.

There are also 250 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 877 full-time undergraduates at UVI, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of the Virgin Islands students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	609
Hispanic or Latino	113
White	52
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

Geographic Diversity

Virgin Islands students aren't the only ones who study at University of the Virgin Islands. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at UVI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saint Kitts and Nevis, United Kingdom, and Dominica.

Online Learning at University of the Virgin Islands

In 2020-2021, 1,295 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UVI has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Virgin Islands for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UVI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of the Virgin Islands was 96.5%. This is the #428 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UVI regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Sphilbrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.