BS Commerce at University of Virginia

Programme overview

The BS in Commerce at McIntire is a hands-on business education combining analytical rigor with real-world application, emphasizing immersive team-based learning with corporate leaders and faculty. Admitted students start at McIntire as second-year students.

Faculty: McIntire School of Commerce | Department: McIntire School of Commerce | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Yearlong Integrated Core projects across business disciplines.

Career pathways

Class of 2025: 95% received a job offer, with $94,747 average starting base salary and $9,746 average signing bonus.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to current UVA students and transfer students. Prerequisites: COMM 1800, ECON 2010 and the First Writing Requirement. Students apply in their first year at UVA after prerequisites; applications open in January; holistic review.

First-year entry for Fall 2027 via Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision; transfer applicants can apply for Spring or Fall entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision and Early Action November 1 (decisions by December 15 and February 15 respectively); Regular Decision January 5 (decision by April 1). Applications are submitted through the Common Application. Standardized testing is test optional for Fall 2027 first-year applicants.

Transfer deadlines: Spring Transfer October 1 (notification by December 1); Fall Transfer March 1 (notification by May 1). Transfer applications are test optional.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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