UVA is a mid-sized public research institution located in the college town of Charlottesville. UVA is known as a richly diverse, academically demanding university with one of the highest graduation rates in the country. 70% of the students are from Virginia. The University offers a broad array of disciplines and majors for undergraduates in the schools of Architecture, Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Nursing, and Public Policy. Students at UVA are active and engaged and participate in over 900 student organizations. The honor system is the oldest of it's kind in the country.