The University of Virginia

The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is consistently ranked among the top public universities in the United States. The Jefferson-designed Rotunda, Pavilions, Ranges and Lawn constitute perhaps the most architecturally significant central setting for any university in the country. The University embodies the American ideal of education, training leaders in an environment foster in excellence in both research and undergraduate teaching. Enrolment is 18,500 undergraduate and graduate students in the following schools: architecture, arts and sciences, commerce, education, engineering, graduate business, law, medicine and nursing.

The University also conducts numerous off-campus programs both in the United States and abroad through its school of continuing and professional studies. A distinguished faculty, numbering more than 1,900 full-time members, has received honors and awards in many fields of endeavour.