The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson. The original Academical Village (the Lawn and the Rotunda) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With about 17,000 undergraduate and 8,000 graduate students, UVA is one of the country's oldest and most distinctive public universities. Notable academic strengths include the McIntire School of Commerce, law (the School of Law), the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, English, and the natural sciences. The Cavaliers compete in NCAA Division I in the ACC; …
