More About the University of Virginia and John A. Blackburn
University of Virginia Profile
The University of Virginia is distinctive among institutions of
higher education. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, UVA
sustains the ideal of developing, through education, leaders
who are well-prepared to help shape the future of the nation.
The University is public, while nourished by the strong support
of its alumni. It is also selective; the students who come here
have been chosen because they show the exceptional promise Jefferson
envisioned. U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of
Virginia the nation's #1 public university (tied with Berkeley)
and 21st among all public and private national universities.
Only two other public universities are in the top 25: the University of
California-Berkeley tied with U.Va. at 21st and the
University
of Michigan, 25th.
Learn more about UVA.
John A. Blackburn is the University of Virginia's dean of admission.
