The University of Virginia has awarded more undergraduate degrees nearly every year since 2011, the year then-Gov. Bob McDonnell signed the Top Jobs Act. And a strong application cycle puts UVa on track to enroll even more Virginians, officials say.
In 2011, UVa committed to growing enrollment by nearly 1,200 in-state undergraduates through the fall of 2018, according to spokesman Anthony de Bruyn. In the fall of 2011, UVa enrolled 10,132 undergraduate Virginians, according to data from the Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies. In the fall of 2017, there were 11,118 in-state undergraduates enrolled — the most in the school’s history — and officials say the numbers for 2018 are promising.
That could help correct a dip in bachelor’s degrees awarded.
