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Yes — University of Virginia hosts Air Force ROTC on campus through Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus. Students from 3 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus · Cavaliers · 890
Cavaliers is the AFROTC detachment at University of Virginia-Main Campus in Virginia.
About this program
AFROTC at University of Virginia-Main Campus runs as Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus (Det 890), an officer-accessions detachment for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
Partner schools — Piedmont Virginia Community College and James Madison University — round out the corps. The detachment runs one training schedule for the consortium, so a cross-town cadet sees the same cadre and contracting boards as a host-school student.
Most contracted cadets at Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus ride a national scholarship — AFROTC HSSP Type 1 (full tuition) for the high-school awards, plus on-campus side-loads for college programmers. University of Virginia-Main Campus is academically strong in business and political science, which is well-aligned with the services' branching priorities.
Scholarships at this unit
Tuition + fees capped at $18,000/yr, plus $900/yr textbook allowance and monthly stipend ($300-$500); may convert to a housing scholarship (up to $10,000/yr). AY27-28 minimums: SAT 1310 / ACT 28 / CLT 93, GPA 3.3. Window: July 1 - December 11, 2026. Award type is fixed at selection - no upgrades.
Service obligation: 4 years
In-College Scholarship Program for freshmen/sophomores already enrolled in AFROTC. Merit-based with fall and spring selection phases; same capped/uncapped structure as HSSP plus the $10,000/yr housing conversion. The General Charles McGee Leadership Award (CMLA) covers non-scholarship cadets who receive an enrollment allocation.
Service obligation: 4 years
Tuition + fees capped at $36,000/yr, plus $900/yr textbook allowance and monthly stipend ($300-$500); may convert to a housing scholarship (up to $10,000/yr). Type 4 replaced the old in-state Type 7 award in the current HSSP structure. AY27-28 minimums: SAT 1310 / ACT 28 / CLT 93, GPA 3.3. Window: July 1 - December 11, 2026.
Service obligation: 4 years
Full tuition with no cap + $900/yr textbook allowance + monthly stipend ($300 freshman to $500 senior); may convert to a housing scholarship (up to $10,000/yr). Most competitive tier. AY27-28 minimums: SAT 1310 / ACT 28 / CLT 93, unweighted GPA 3.3, single test sitting. Window: July 1 - December 11, 2026; two boards (Oct 2026, Mar 2027). 4-year active-duty obligation (longer for rated career fields).
Service obligation: 4 years
Cross-town and partner schools
Students at these schools can join Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus. They travel to University of Virginia for training.
Cross-enroll students take Aerospace Studies courses at University of Virginia-Main Campus.
Cross-enroll students take Aerospace Studies courses at University of Virginia-Main Campus.
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Location: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2628
Air Force ROTC FAQ
Does University of Virginia have Air Force ROTC?
Yes — University of Virginia hosts Air Force ROTC on campus through Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus. Students from 3 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Is Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus a host unit or cross-town?
Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus is the host unit, based at University of Virginia. Students at 3 partner schools join it cross-town and train at University of Virginia.
Where is Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus located?
Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus is hosted at University of Virginia-Main Campus in Charlottesville, Virginia. The detachment's training events, classes, and PT all run on the University of Virginia-Main Campus campus.
Which colleges and universities can attend Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus?
In addition to University of Virginia-Main Campus, students enrolled at Piedmont Virginia Community College and James Madison University can contract through Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.
What scholarships are available through Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus?
AFROTC cadets at this detachment compete for AFROTC HSSP Type 1 (full tuition), AFROTC HSSP Type 2 ($18k cap), AFROTC HSSP Type 7 (in-state), ICSP (in-college). National awards apply out of high school; on-campus side-loads kick in once a cadet is enrolled and contracted.
What's the AFROTC summer training for cadets at Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus?
Between sophomore and junior year, cadets compete for slots at AFROTC Field Training at Maxwell AFB — the gate that converts a GMC cadet into a POC contracted cadet.
How big is the corps at Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus?
Public corps-size figures aren't always published year-to-year; AFROTC detachments in this size class generally carry between several dozen and a few hundred contracted cadets depending on host enrollment.
What's the commissioning path through Detachment 890 University of Virginia-Main Campus?
Cadets who complete the four-year AFROTC curriculum and meet medical, fitness, and academic standards commission as officers in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. The detachment reports through Air Force ROTC (Holm Center).
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