Charlottesville, Virginia · Public
Data Science at University of Virginia-Main Campus
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 185 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~185
- Schools with reported signal
- 155
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 16.8%
- Graduation rate
- 95.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,565/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $86,260
- Median debt
- $17,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $86,863/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 155 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($749 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($22,692 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 17% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.8% reported share · $13,370 net A+ 
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.2% reported share · $8,752 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 1.5% reported share · $13,138 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Data Science accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at University of Virginia-Main Campus, which is bigger than 79% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 185 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Virginia-Main Campus's average net price is $21,565 per year, about $86,260 over four years. That is $749 below the $22,314 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $86,863 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $22,692 above the $64,171 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Virginia-Main Campus #27 of 155 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.