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University of Virginia's College at Wise

Biological and Physical Sciences (30.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Natural Sciences
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 300101

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1988
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2112211828
2021-2211711718
2022-2310511017
2023-24949515
2024-2510511211

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2020-2126228
2021-2214418
2022-2316117
2023-2413215
2024-2510111
Five Year Summary791089
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years101089178889



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)1510%
2014-15 (8 years)1610%
2017-18 (5 years)1690%
2019-20 (3 years)3140%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-208453.5%$ 9,550$ 19,767$ 19,927$ 26,625
2016-17 to 2020-218054.4%$ 8,033$ 15,817$ 19,570$ 26,400
2017-18 to 2021-227459.2%$ 6,432$ 13,653$ 17,557$ 25,919
2018-19 to 2022-235951.8%$ 6,139$ 12,410$ 17,082$ 23,108
2019-20 to 2023-244745.6%$ 6,000$ 14,195$ 19,386$ 25,497
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-208453.5%$ 10,390$ 20,733$ 21,052$ 27,031
2016-17 to 2020-218054.4%$ 8,033$ 17,494$ 20,672$ 26,469
2017-18 to 2021-227459.2%$ 7,175$ 14,470$ 19,077$ 26,392
2018-19 to 2022-235951.8%$ 6,432$ 14,195$ 18,365$ 26,371
2019-20 to 2023-244745.6%$ 6,139$ 16,304$ 21,104$ 27,708


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More Details on Degree Awards History.


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