The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) lies in the heart of the beautiful Caribbean. Although UVI is located in one of the most popular vacation spots in the world, it offers far more than just sun, sand and sea.
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Founded in 1962, UVI is a public, co-ed, land-grant HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). Approximately 2,500 students are enrolled on the two campuses: the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. The institution offers 48 undergraduate and graduate degree programs across its six colleges and schools.
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UVI’s degree programs feature award-winning faculty. Students within these majors compete and win international honors and competitions.
The Albert A. Sheen St. Croix campus and the St. Thomas campus feature interactive technology to spur student learning. Both campuses include smart classrooms and laboratories, comprehensive videoconferencing system, digital library collection, Innovation Centers, and WiFi. UVI has invested in a cloud-based portal and mobile app allows students and employees to stay connected to UVI from anywhere.
The libraries on the St. Thomas and St. Croix campuses house 15,000 eBooks and 90,000 print publications. UVI has been one of the founding members and co-administrative hosts of the Digital Library of the Caribbean offering more than 2.5 million pages of content since 2004.
Small class sizes allow students to have meaningful and individualized interactions with their professors. UVI’s low student-teacher ratio of 12:1 creates a nurturing environment in which students can thrive.

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The University of the Virgin Islands is situated in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which include St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix and Water Island. The islands are located in the Eastern Caribbean, approximately 40 miles east of Puerto Rico, UVI has campuses on St. Thomas and St. Croix, with an Academic Center and an Environmental Resources Station on the island of St. John.