These are the 2025-2026 Statistics from DeanJ:

“Early Decision Applications
Total number of Early Decision applications: 5,108 (4,971 last year)
Total number of VA apps: 3,077 (2,795 last year)
Total number of OOS apps: 2,031 (2,176 last year)


We use completed applications in our statistics.

Early Decision Offers
Overall offers: 1,225 (1,282)
Total VA offers: 766 (25% offer rate)
Total OOS offers: 459 (23% offer rate)”

Anonymous wrote:Rejected. Was surprised not deferred.

Same for IS DD.

Rejected. Was surprised not deferred.

Anonymous wrote:Oos, applied EA as back up, and kid got rejected. High stats, her essays weren't the best.

Getting rejected from a back up doesn’t sound so promising. Good luck!

Oos, applied EA as back up, and kid got rejected. High stats, her essays weren't the best.

My sophomore chose UVA over an Ivy and elite SLAC, too, and is very happy. He would have chosen a private if not for the money, though.

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Anonymous wrote:I would have expected a much higher jump since no supplemental essays were required this year. And didn’t out of state applications decline slightly?

Huh? As of early December they were on track for 90k apps (up from 64k).

Wow. Where did that number come from?

No supplemental essays gives a substantial boost to applicant numbers - see Northeastern as an example.

They had to split the OOS ED pool with Michigan this year. I know a dozen OOS kids who were debating ED between the two.

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Anonymous wrote:I would have expected a much higher jump since no supplemental essays were required this year. And didn’t out of state applications decline slightly?

My guess is the jump will show in EA/RD applications much more than in ED.

Yes. I’m sure they’ll get a ton of EA/RD apps. My kid applied EA, but given the mess and uncertainty there this year I would not have let them apply ED (and I say this as an alum who loved my time there).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would have expected a much higher jump since no supplemental essays were required this year. And didn’t out of state applications decline slightly?

My guess is the jump will show in EA/RD applications much more than in ED.

Yeah, UVA is a backup school for top oos students — private school tuition for a public is not their first choice.

Anonymous wrote:I would have expected a much higher jump since no supplemental essays were required this year. And didn’t out of state applications decline slightly?

My guess is the jump will show in EA/RD applications much more than in ED.

Anonymous wrote:I would have expected a much higher jump since no supplemental essays were required this year. And didn’t out of state applications decline slightly?

Huh? As of early December they were on track for 90k apps (up from 64k).

I would have expected a much higher jump since no supplemental essays were required this year. And didn’t out of state applications decline slightly?

UVa accepted a total of 1225 students in binding Early Decision, per UVa Alumni Newsletter email:

"https://uvamagazine.org/articles/uva_admits_1225_in_binding_early_decision_round?utm_medium=email&utm_source=January%202026&utm_campaign=magazine-newsletter"