Seems this thread is off topic and might get bounced… are data present to support this… it is fascinating to me if it is legit.
Here’s a New York Times article from 2023:
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The University of Virginia’s undergraduate gender ratio is 43.4% male students vs 56.5% female students according to the U.S. News & World Report.
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I got my info from the state data link embedded above.
This is the link
Hi all, I’m just seeing the replies now. I’ll try to work through the questions…
Male/Female ratio: Most colleges students in the US are women. NCES predicts that will continue.
Program: The general recommendation is to cover the core, but we all know that there are sometimes circumstances that don’t allow it. Between the high school profile and the Additional Information section of the Common App, we should get that info. Btw, remember that the IB program has SL and HL courses. It’s an important distinction.
Decile/Quartile info: Some schools provide this, but as with rank, it doesn’t drive the decision. As with GPA, all schools don’t calculate rank the same way. We still have to look at coursework and grades. The classic example is the school in VA that gives #1 status to anyone with a 4.0 and they’re on a weighted scale. They routinely report well over 100 students in the #1 spot. There are schools that give Honors courses the same weight at AP courses, so students with very different programs can have similar GPAs and ranks. You have to look at the details to understand a student’s academic story.
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Very informative. Thank you.
What is the breakdown by the applicants?
Yes, this was our school. You could take honors world history or honors physics instead of AP. Count the same in GPA. School caps AP bumps at 4, so kids with 5 APs in a year have same GPA as kids with 4. Foreign language doesn’t get any grade bump and kids not encouraged to take past year 3. By end of day, kids can have a same perfect GPA, but they are very different.
Not sure UVA specific numbers, but here’s the overall breakdown of applicants by gender in common app thru January 2025.
Other resources that may be of interest so as not to derail this thread:
https://www.chronicle.com/featured/student-success/student-centric-institution/male-enrollment-crisis (free registration required)
and this CC thread:
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The second tab on this page of admission data has charts for gender, race, and residency. Switch the admit term in the drop down to 2024. It defaults to 2016.
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Does anyone think Echols scholar invites will go out today? The blog last week said “probably” this week and in 2023 it was the Wednesday after EA. Hoping for good news! 
Echols only a possibility for Sciences? What about Engineering? Just curious… we’re new to the ins/outs of UVA!
I think engineering honors is called Rodman, but it looks like they’ll come out at the same time.
Thanks! When are they coming out? Maybe I missed it… And, I read now on Rodman that it is awarded to the Top5% … and so if that is based strictly on stats … while DS25 has maxed out QPA / rigor at his high school… his SAT is fine 1460… not amazing, took one to start junior year… wasn’t going to bother with superscore and hyperfocus on it… it is what it is so to speak… but now I can see where that can hurt with some of these elite programs.
I read that selection is not stats based. It sounds like essays, activities, etc could be more influential.
Will there be an email or on portal?
Not today I guess.
From the blog last week…
The first round of invitations into Echols, Rodman, and College Science Scholars, will probably be sent by email and via the portal next week. I will post an update when that happens. A second round will be posted after the Regular Decision process is completed. Echols and Rodman also allow self-nomination after your first semester. Miller Arts Scholars only apply after the first semester.
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Has anyone heard anything?
I wonder if test optional is why there are so many OOS applicants.
Submitted with test scores from OOS. Just one datum. That written, I see no point in this test optional thing… meaning, if someone does well on the SAT/ACT they’re clearly going to submit the score… and what COVID has taught universities that SAT/ACT scores matter at predicting outcomes… SAT/ACT are not a 1:1 correlation, but certainly an input. Take the test. Embrace who you are. Don’t retest. Submit.
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