Knowing nothing about your budget (an ESSENTIAL component of any college search), these are schools I’ve seen noted for their data science programs that have good reputations and have lots of school spirit. I’ve sorted them by my general sense of what your chances of acceptance might be but depending in which department each college has data science in, schools could certainly move up or down a category, and this is by no means set in stone.
Higher Probability
- Auburn
- Ohio State
- U. of Iowa
- U. of Massachusetts
Toss-Up
- Penn State
- U. of Minnesota
- U. of Wisconsin
Lower Probability
Purdue
- U. of Georgia
- U. of Illinois (if data science is in the computer science area, then lower probability, but if not, probably in the Toss-up or Higher probability one)
- U. of Maryland
- U. of Michigan
- U. of Virginia
What is it about UVA that you find attractive? There may be other schools with those characteristics that people might be able to suggest for you to consider as well, particularly once share what the budget is without taking any loans.