The University of Virginia says its Class of 2013 is filled, with 3,308 first-year students accepting offers of admission.</p>
<p>U.Va. expects about 60 of those students will drop out before the official census in October, which will bring the total to the target enrollment of 3,240.</p>
<p>The admissions office last week notified wait-listed students that the class is full for both first-year and transfer applicants.</p>
<p>Of first-year students, 67 percent are Virginians.</p>
<p>U.Va. said that 88.5 percent of first-year students ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school classes, up from 87.6 percent last year.</p>
<p>SAT scores were up by about 10 points, with a median score of 1350 on the verbal and math portions.</p>
<p>So far, 205 students have qualified for full need-based, all-grant packages under the AccessUVA financial aid program, up from 170 last year.</p>
<p>Other characteristics of the class: 303 are African-Americans (up from 280 last year), 203 Hispanics (up from 125), 212 foreign nationals (up from 189), and 27 Native Americans (up from seven).</p>
<p>U.Va. said the applicant pool increased by more than 3,000, to 21,839. The university made offers to 6,775 students, about 31 percent of those who applied. Nearly half accepted.