University of Virginia

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

Founded: 1819

ORAU Member since: 1946 (Charter Member)

Member Councilor: Phillip A. Parrish

Enrollment: 21,049 (fall 2010)    

Mission Statement:

The central purpose of the University of Virginia is to enrich the mind by stimulating and sustaining a spirit of free inquiry directed to understanding the nature of the universe and the role of mankind in it. Activities designed to quicken, discipline, and enlarge the intellectual and creative capacities, as well as the aesthetic and ethical awareness, of the members of the University and to record, preserve, and disseminate the results of intellectual discovery and creative endeavor serve this purpose. In fulfilling it, the University places the highest priority on achieving eminence as a center of higher learning.

Web Site: University of Virginia