Spring Transfer Review is Underway

Hoos looking to transfer?💙🧡

Hello and Happy Halloween to you! It’s a crisp, cozy, fall morning here in Cville, and Grounds are quiet in these early hours.  The calm before the storm, with Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn this evening.  It’s a perfect morning to be snuggled up with a blanket, a cup of coffee or tea, and a laptop reading applications. 

 

Wait - what did I type? Yes, reading applications! That’s what our admission counselors, deans, and application readers have been doing these last few weeks. We’re immersed in reviewing transcripts, matching requirements, and reading personal statements - getting to know you, the person interested in transferring to UVA and continuing the next step of your educational journey.  

 

A couple of points for you while you patiently await your spring decision. 

 

Psst - are you really being patient? Personally, that would be hard for me. Hang in there. 

 

1. Yes, a real-life team of readers is reviewing your applications and materials. We do not leave an important decision like this up to a machine. There are systems in place that alert us if a document is missing or something is flagged for review, but each application is read by at least two individual readers, if not more, before a final decision is made. 

 

2. Speaking of missing documents, please check your portal and email regularly while you wait. We want to ensure we’re considering all your information. If something seems to be missing - for example, you told us you’re currently enrolled at your institution, but your transcript doesn’t show any fall courses - we’ll reach out for clarification. Your timely response to these requests is exceptionally helpful in allowing us to complete the review of your application. 

 

3. If you have questions during this process - for example, your portal says we’re awaiting a letter of recommendation, but your instructor, coach, or supervisor says they submitted it - please reach out to undergradadmission@virginia.edu. We can help confirm what we see in the system. 

 

4. Decisions for spring 2026 transfer admission will be released by December 1, 2025. You will receive an email notifying you of an update in your portal, and decision letters will be available there. 

 

That’s all for now! Until next time, you enjoy a happy Hoolloween! 🎃 

 

-The Office of Undergraduate Admission (OUA) Transfer Team 

2025 Fall Transfer Statistics

Happy Friday, everyone! Thank you for your patience while our office finished our fall transfer review process. I'm excited to share some  statistics from this year’s fall transfer admission cycle. Keep in mind: These statistics are unofficial as data at UVA does become official until it is published by UVA Institutional Research and Analytics.

Fall Transfer 2025 Application Numbers:

Total Applications: 4665

Architecture: 72

Arts and Sciences: 2697

Education: 124

Engineering: 657

Leadership and Public Policy: 34

Commerce: 893

Nursing: 188

 

Offer Rates:

Virginian: 33%

Out of State: 17%

Virginia Community College System (including Guaranteed Admission Applications): 49%

 

Architecture: 14%

Arts and Sciences: 26%

Education: 40%

Engineering: 27%

Leadership and Public Policy: 38%

Commerce: 12%

Nursing: 35%

Transfer Waiting List FAQ

I hope everyone's Friday is going well so far. As transfer decisions were released yesterday evening, I'm sure some of you have questions about the transfer waiting list. Below is an FAQ responding to some of these questions:

1.       What does it mean to receive a decision of wait list?

Each year, we get applications from more exceptional students than we have the space to enroll. We extend the number of admission offers that we believe will fill the space available – but, predicting what college students will choose to do can be a difficult endeavor. The decision of waitlist is offering the opportunity to be considered from the waiting list if we have space to make additional offers.

2.       For waitlisted students, what factors is the committee still considering?

At this point, we have all of the information that we need from you; what we don’t know yet is how many offers we would be able to make. We will need your final semester grades once they are available, but otherwise the committee will look at the full application holistically, as it does throughout the review, in the waiting list process.

3.       How many students have been admitted from the waiting list historically?  For each of the schools?

Unfortunately, I don’t have individualized data broken up by school and program, but I can share that previous years are not necessarily helpful in predicting future years. This is especially true for for the many different schools of enrollment in the transfer process, where application numbers can fluctuate from year to year depending on the program. If you’re interested in being considered from the waiting list, you should opt-in via your applicant portal. You should get excited about your other options. And, if we are able to be in touch with you with good news, we will.

4.       When and how will I hear about waiting list decisions? 

We will reach out to you via the contact information you provided as part of your application. Any waiting list offers we are able to make for transfers don’t typically happen until mid-June, but please keep an eye on the email address and phone line you submitted as part of your application during that time period. We will notify everyone that the waiting list is closed when we are no longer able to make offers.

Fall 2025 Transfer Admission Decisions Are Coming...

Hello, everyone! I hope you're all enjoying some springtime weather.

Our committee is finishing up our fall 2025 transfer review, and it is with great excitement that I can announce that admission decisions will be released in the evening on Thursday, May 1. A few notes:

1. This is official. Please do not call our office to confirm.
2. Once decisions are live, you will receive an email telling you that your application status has updated and will be able to log in and review your decision in your MyUVA Application Portal. If you have any issues accessing your portal, please reach out to us at undergradadmission@virginia.edu.
3. For those interested, another post will be published soon with information about the applicant pool and next steps.

Thank you for your patience. We're looking forward to welcoming the next generation of Wahoo transfers!

March 1 Transfer Application Deadline is Approaching...

 Hi, everyone! I hope you're doing well and are looking forward to spring. Just a reminder: The application deadline for fall transfer admission to UVA is on Saturday, March 1. So, it's approaching fast. If you have any questions about applying as a transfer to the University, please don't hesitate to reach out to the Office of Undergraduate Admission at undergradadmission@virginia.edu.

Best of luck with your applications. We look forward to reviewing them!

Upcoming Transfer Virtual Information Sessions

The Office of Undergraduate Admission is proud to announce that we have scheduled some free Transfer Virtual Information Sessions for February as we approach the March 1 application deadline. Here are the dates and times of the upcoming sessions:

• Wednesday, February 12 @ 7 pm
• Monday, February 17 @ 4 pm
• Wednesday, February 19 @ 7 pm
• Wednesday, February 26 @ 4 pm

Each session lasts about 45 minutes to 1 hour and covers general information about UVA, the transfer application process, and the transfer student experience. We'll also have live Q&A. So, if you have any questions about transferring to UVA, please attend and bring those questions with you.

You may register for the sessions through our website. Simply select one of the dates listed above and register. All sessions are on Zoom.

We look forward to seeing you there!

2025 Spring Transfer Statistics

Hi, everyone! Here are a few statistics from our 2025 Spring Transfer round:

Applications: 501

Admission Offers: 123

Acceptance Rate: 24.6%

I hope this helps convey the competitiveness of the spring transfer round. If you were not admitted, please do not be too discouraged, as you are able to roll over your spring application to fall consideration. For the fall round, we are able to welcome many more students--typically around 700. You may roll over your spring application to fall in your MyUVA Application Portal. If you have any issues accessing your portal, please let us know at undergradadmission@virginia.edu.

Spring Transfer Deadline is Approaching...

Happy fall, everyone! If you plan to apply for spring 2025 transfer to UVA, the application deadline is fast approaching. All applications are due by Tuesday, October 1, 2024. If you have any questions about submitting the spring transfer application, please feel free to contact us at the Office of Admission via email (undergradadmission@virginia.edu) or phone (434-982-3200).

Moreover, if you'd like information about transferring to UVA, please check out our website at https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/transfer. 

We look forward to your application, and Go Hoos!

Fall Transfer Waiting List is Now Closed

Hello everyone,  

We have just received word that the admission committee has determined that the transfer waiting list is closed. At this point in time, we are unable to offer admission to further candidates for the Fall of 2024. Each year we receive many more extraordinary candidates than we were able to admit, and this year was no exception.    

All candidates remaining on the waiting list have been notified by email, and their portal has been updated to reflect these changes.  

We remain grateful for your interest in the University of Virginia, and we wish you the very best in your future endeavors. 

Fall 2024 Transfer Admission Release and Statistics

Hello Everyone!

Thank you for your patience while waiting for our office to finish up the review process for this enrollment cycle. Decisions were released electronically yesterday evening. If you applied, you received a notification saying there was an update to your application status - check your applicant portal for your decisions! 

Please pay attention to the deposit deadline and instructions in that notification. If you're waiting for a financial aid award before making your decision, those should be out soon. If you’ve applied for financial aid, make sure that you’ve submitted your FAFSA and CSS profile to UVA, and check your SIS portal to make sure you have completed any items that may be on your to-do list. We know that award information may be important in your decision – as the deadline approaches, if you have submitted all of your documents and you are still waiting on the financial aid package, let us know and we can extend your deadline to deposit. 

FAQs: 

-If you are waitlisted (or admitted), make sure to send your final spring transcript (if you're currently in courses) as soon as it is available. Waitlist decisions won't go out until late May at the earliest - likely June. 

-If you were denied, do know that this is an extremely competitive process with a limited amount of space - unfortunately the nature of selective admissions is we have to deny (or waitlist) really strong candidates every year. If you'll be applying next admission cycle, keep following the course recommendations - those (and/or grades) are the biggest factors influencing transfer decisions.  

Congratulations on making it through this admission cycle, everyone! 

 

Fall Transfer 2024 Application Numbers: 

Total Applications: 4053 

Architecture: 70 

Arts and Sciences: 2704 

Education: 121 

Engineering: 633 

Leadership and Public Policy: 18 

Commerce: 310 

Nursing: 197 

 

Offer Rates: 

Virginian: 40% 

Out of State: 20% 

Virginia Community College System (including Guaranteed Admission Applications): 52% 

 

Architecture: 20% 

Arts and Sciences: 29% 

Education: 44% 

Engineering: 28% 

Leadership and Public Policy: 50% 

Commerce: 18% 

Nursing: 43%