University of Virginia's College at Wise Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
1,101 students
Smaller than 61% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 37.3%
- TypePublic
- ClassLiberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Big Stone Gap13.6 mi
- Abingdon36.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff42.2 mi
- Emory42.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Virginia's College at Wise, the largest reported group is White (35.7%), followed by Black (3.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 1% | 8.7% |
| Black | 3.7% | 2.6% |
| Hispanic | 0.4% | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 35.7% | 83.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0% | 1.7% |
| Unknown | 58.4% | 0% |
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- 28.5%University of Virginia's College at Wise admitted 847 of 1,016 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 38%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 322 of 847.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $5,869average net price after grants for aided students, against $28,010 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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