<p>I did a little research… </p>
<p>Defining NoVa as (Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Arlington County, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Manassass City, Manassass Park City, Alexandria City)</p>
<p>For 2012 (most recent year I found data)
Population of Virginia: 8,186,628
Population of NoVa: 2,347,256 (28.7% of state)
(source: <a href=“http://www.us-places.com/Virginia/Virginia.htm”>http://www.us-places.com/Virginia/Virginia.htm</a>)</p>
<p>For 2013-2014 first year students at UVA:
IS total 3800 admitted / 8912 applied, 42.6%, 2331 entered (61.3% yield)
NoVa 1751 / 4312, 40.6%, 1057 entered (60.4% yield)
OOS 4971 / 20,157, 24.7%, 1244 entered (25.0% yield)
(source: <a href=“Higher Ed Info for Virginia”>Higher Ed Info for Virginia)</p>
<p>NoVa placed 1057 / 2331 entering students, so 45.3% of the entering IS students were from NoVa.
4312 / 8912 applications, 48.4% of IS applications were from NoVa!</p>
<p>I think 40.6% admission rate, compared to statewide 42.6%, and 45.3% of entering students, compared to 48.4% of IS applications, is not significant. To me, it simply suggests that some more students farther down in their class rankings are submitting applications.</p>
<p>I think 45.3% of entering IS students, 48.4% of IS applications, coming from an area having 28.7% of the state population, is VERY significantly disproportional. We’re talking 50% higher than expected.</p>
<p>For some reason, NoVa students are simply far more likely to <em>apply</em> to UVA than students from anywhere else in Virginia are.</p>