UVI Fact Sheet  
Academic Year 2009-2010 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Established: 1962 as CVI. 
Renamed UVI in 1986 
Status:  Land Grant 1972 
HBCU 1986 
Carnegie Class: Baccalaureate - Diverse 
Accreditation:  Middle States Commission on Higher 
Education, National League for Nursing Accrediting 
Commission (Associate & Bachelor’s Nursing 
Programs) 
Admissions 
 
Freshman Applications 
1194 
Acceptance Rate 
67% 
 
 
Freshmen 
 
Average SAT 
1170 
Skills Classes  
Out-of-territory 
84% 
3% 
International 
4% 
Student Retention 
 
 Retention – Fall 2008-Fall 2009* 
75% 
  Male 
78% 
Six year Graduation Rate 
25% 
  Male 
19.5% 
*First-time, full-time degree seeking students  
UVI Enrollment 
Fall 2009 
St Thomas Total = 1,552 
St Croix Total = 1,050 
UVI Total = 2,602 
Full-time 
Part-time 
Full-time 
Part-time 
Full-time 
Part-time 
Graduate 
31 
64 
7 
69 
38 
133 
Undergraduate 
996 
461 
546 
428 
1,542 
889 
Total 
1,027 
525 
553 
497 
1,580 
1,022 
Degrees in December 2008 – May 2009 
    St Croix = 113 
St Thomas = 233 
UVI = 346 
Associates 
44 
33 
77 
Bachelors 
49 
161 
210 
Master 
20 
39 
59 
Faculty Fall 2009 
St Croix 
St Thomas 
UVI 
Full-time Faculty 
37 
73 
110 
Part-time Faculty 
67 
53 
120 
Full-time Faculty with Terminal Degree 
50% 
78% 
68% 
Full-time Faculty Tenured 
32% 
40% 
37% 
 
 
Staff Fall 2009 
St Croix 
St Thomas 
UVI 
Full-time Staff 
114 
276 
390 
Part-time/Temporary Staff 
  83 
142 
225 
Research Staff 
   3 
   3 
    8 
 
Tuition 
$3,600 
Fees 
$500 
Room and Board* 
$7,550 
*Depends on meal plan