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University of the Virgin Islands

VI · Public · Fringe rural · 860 applicants 2023

HBCU Land-grant
97% admit rate SAT 800–1020
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Students focused on Business, Management, & Marketing (the school's signature program)

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 800, or ACT below 14 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
M3: Master's - Smaller Programs
Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
97.4%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
800–1020
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
14–20
composite
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
2023

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at University of the Virgin Islands

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what University of the Virgin Islands actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
58 degrees · 43.0%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Health Professions
26 degrees · 19.3%
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.
3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
24 degrees · 17.8%
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.
4. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting
15 degrees · 11.1%
Public-sector careers in law enforcement, corrections, security. Strong pensions, modest base.
5. Psychology
12 degrees · 8.9%
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — University of the Virgin Islands's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree 34 $78,365 $94,239
Criminal Justice and Corrections. Bachelor's Degree 9 $36,846 $58,403
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 14 — $51,737
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 31 $33,990 $46,775

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at University of the Virgin Islands

CS degrees (annual)
7
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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