2,470: World-record-breaking number of students that Dean of Students Allen Groves high-fived Wednesday evening
1: Number of hands, out of a possible two, that Groves used in breaking the record
18,700: Approximate number of students whose social security numbers were compromised in a July mailing error
40.2 million: How much, in dollars, AccessUVa cost the University in the 2012-13 school year
33: Approximate percentage of University students who qualify for need-based aid
14: Number of members of the Board of Visitors who voted to eliminate all-grant aid for students whose family income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line
2: Number of members of the Board who voted against the AccessUVa proposal
46,100: In dollars, twice the federal poverty line for a family of four
3,000: In dollars, the work-study award that low-income Virginians received under former AccessUVa model, with the rest of aid in grants
14,000: Loan cap, in dollars, for in-state students; the amount of debt low-income Virginia students will have to take on
28,000: Loan cap, in dollars, for out-of-state students; the amount of debt low-income out-of-state students will have to take on
14.4 million: Size of federal grant that Medical Prof. Christopher Kramer received to study hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart condition
11: Number of massive open online courses the University is offering this academic year
3: Number of new first-year residence halls that were completed this summer
18,000: Value, in dollars, of previously undisclosed gifts that Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli received from prominent McDonnell donor and Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams
0: Amount, in dollars, of those gifts that Cuccinelli has returned
1.29: Amount, in dollars, of new tax revenue that every $1 the state of Virginia spends on higher education will result in, according to a University of Virginia report released Thursday
19-16: Final score of Aug. 31 football victory against Brigham Young University
3: Ranking notched by Oregon football, which Virginia faces Saturday, in the most recent USA Today coaches’ poll
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