<p>The</a> Early Line on Early Applications for the Class of 2016 - NYTimes.com</p>
<p>11,417 early action applications were submitted to UVa. According to data compiled by the NY Times, among selective universities that have early action or early decision applications and made the information public, UVa had the second highest number of early applications.</p>
<p>(Of course, it could be argued that binding early decision should not be compared to early action stats, but still it is significant.)</p>