University of Virginia
Ranked #25

Different colleges/ schools within the university include Undergraduate College, College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Darden Graduate School of Business, McIntire School of Commerce, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Curry School of Education, School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Architecture, College at Wise.

• UVA’s Academical Village was designed by Thomas Jefferson and includes a great rotunda which was modeled on the Parthenon in Rome. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• UVA’s special collection contains one of the only remaining original copies of the Declaration of Independence.
• The UVA library system holds over five million books.
• Famous alumni include Katie Couric, writer, journalist and television personality; Edgar Allen Poe, American author known for works such as The Raven and The Telltale Heart; Tina Fey, actress and writer known for her work on Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt