University of Virginia Curry School of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Joanne McNergney
Application deadline N/A
Application fee $60

University of Virginia Curry School of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 600 paper test
90 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Master’s programs

Applications 566
Acceptance rate 54.8%
Enrollment 306 full-time
57 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 19
Acceptance rate 68.4%
Enrollment 1 full-time
8 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 299
Acceptance rate 23.1%
Enrollment 202 full-time
100 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist, Ph.D., Ed.D.
(11)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education No

Program Specialization
98.8 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 8%
student counseling and personnel services 2%
curriculum and instruction 9%
educational evaluation, research, and statistics 2%
social and philosophical foundations of education 5%
education policy 1%
educational technology 4%
educational psychology 6%
elementary teacher education 6%
higher education administration 9%
secondary teacher education 15%
special education 8%
other 24%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 0
Master’s program graduates 479
Education specialist program graduates 60
Doctoral program graduates 87

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 70
Part-time faculty 6
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 31.4%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $15.3
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 47.7%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 71
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 4.1
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 4.2
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 575 – High
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 672 – High
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 23.1% – Low
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 1.0:1 – High
Student-faculty ratio 3.4:1 – Medium
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $174.0
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $15.3

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Yvonne Hubbard
Financial aid phone (434) 982-6000

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $11,598 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $20,922 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $3,756 per year (in-state)
Part-time: $6,864 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees $2,292 per year
Room and board $11,298
Books and supplies $1,550
Miscellaneous expenses $6,708

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 324
Teaching assistants 62
Research assistants 31
Other appointments 16
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 326