Comprehensive Guide to UVA Student Ticket Discounts and Benefits

The University of Virginia (UVA) offers a wide array of ticket discounts and benefits to its students, faculty, staff, and alumni, enhancing their access to athletic events, arts performances, and other local attractions. This guide provides a detailed overview of these opportunities, ensuring that UVA community members can take full advantage of the available perks.

Athletic Event Tickets

Free Admission for Students

All undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students who have paid the University’s Regular Session Comprehensive Fee are granted free admission to all regular season home athletic events, excluding men’s basketball. Students paying special session fees who want access to ticket opportunities can pay the Athletics portion of the Mandatory Fees or purchase tickets at the Athletics Ticket Office.

Football Games

To gain admission to football games, students present a physical valid UVA student ID card at any of the Scott Stadium gates for the ticket takers to scan upon entry. The designated UVA student section is located in portions of Sections 101-105 (East Lower Level) and 501-503 (East Upper Level). Students may also sit on the grass hillside behind the North end zone.

UVA students may purchase Student Guest tickets for all regular season home games through their UVA ticketing account. Ticket prices vary based upon the game. The capacity for student admissions and Student Guest tickets for home football games at Scott Stadium is 13,000. Once 13,000 students and Student Guest ticket holders have entered Scott Stadium, no additional students will be admitted to the stadium.

Men's Basketball Games

Students utilize their SHOTS student ticket account to request tickets for men’s basketball games. Specific ticket request periods are set for students to have the opportunity to obtain tickets to home games. Each student may request 1 ticket for their own personal use. Should the demand for any game exceed the supply of available tickets, a lottery will be held to determine which students will have the opportunity to claim tickets to that game. Each student requesting a ticket during the specified request period will receive 1 entry into the lottery.

Tickets not awarded to students (if available) will be made available during an On Demand period to students who were not awarded a ticket. Sabre Points will be used to determine the assignment of entry groups for men’s basketball. Students must claim their tickets the day prior to game day to avoid losing Sabre Points. Students who claim their ticket the day before, but before tip-off on game day will lose one Sabre Point.

Student seats are located in Sections 101-105, 116-119 and 301-302; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis within these sections. Students' entry time at John Paul Jones Arena is based upon their assigned group. UVA students who have paid the student activity fee will have the opportunity to purchase up to three (3) Student Guest tickets for select home men’s basketball games. Student Guest tickets are only available during the On Demand phase if students have not fully claimed the allotment of tickets for each game. Guest tickets will only be available for purchase online at UVAShots.com. No away game tickets are available through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office.

Other Sports

Students may enter soccer, lacrosse, and baseball games by scanning their physical student ID at the Klöckner Stadum/Disharoon Park main gate, located on Copeley Road across the street from the University Hall parking lot. Students must present a valid physical student ID that is in their name for entry. Students that do not posses in hand a valid physical student ID upon entry will be directed to the box office. Screenshots of student ID cards or providing the nine digit ID number to the ticket taker will not be accepted for entry. Student guests may only enter with the student.

Bowl Games and NCAA Tournament

For Football bowl game and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games, approximately 10 percent of Virginia’s ticket allotment will be held for Virginia students to purchase after internal department needs are satisfied. Virginia students will request tickets online through the SHOTS system. If demand exceeds supply, a lottery will be held.

Special Offers

Occasionally, UVA Athletics provides special offers to the community. For example, each household could receive up to four free tickets to the Virginia Cavaliers’ football season opener. These complimentary tickets are typically available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Read also: Student Guide to Baylor Basketball

Important Notes

Student tickets are non-transferable. Students must present their student ID and student ticket upon entry at the student gate. Each student is assigned a student group with an assigned entry time. The physical ID must be scanned for the student to earn Sabre Points for attending the game.

Arts$ Program

Funded by a portion of each full-time UVA student’s activities fee, the UVA Arts$ program offers all full-time enrolled, degree-seeking UVA students one complimentary ticket per eligible performance/event. Eligible students include undergraduate students in any school; graduate students in any school, including Medical, Law, and Darden students; and all students enrolled full-time through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

UVA students can reserve a free ticket up until 24 hours before an event or when the allocation of complimentary tickets is exhausted. To redeem their free tickets, UVA students can log-in with their NetBadge credentials using the link above or present their valid student ID in-person at the Arts Box Office. After logging in with NetBadge, click on any event on our Upcoming Events calendar, then look for the free Arts$ ticket type to add to your cart and checkout. Free UVA Student Tickets can be reserved by phone if you are able to provide your First and Last Name and UVA Computing ID to verify your full-time student status.

Free Arts$ tickets are limited to one complimentary ticket per student per eligible performance/event. You may reserve one Arts$ ticket for multiple performances/events, but no more than one per event. Not all events ticketed by the UVA Arts Box Office allow for free Arts$ tickets.

Free tickets reserved through the UVA Arts$ Program are intended to be used ONLY by the full-time UVA student who requested the ticket, and as such Arts$ tickets are non-transferable. UVA students may be asked to present their ticket along with a valid UVA student ID to front-of-house staff for admission to events.

Read also: Ticket Prices & Availability

It is considered an Honor Code violation to reserve more than one Arts$ ticket for a single performance. Violators of this policy will be allowed a single warning from the Arts Box Office.

If you can no longer use a Free UVA Student Ticket, UVA students are encouraged to release tickets they can no longer use at least 24 hours prior to an event so that the ticket can be resold.

Additional Discounts and Benefits for UVA Community Members

Beyond athletic events and arts performances, UVA students, faculty, and staff can access numerous discounts at local businesses and services. These discounts span various categories, including fitness, healthcare, dining, and more.

Fitness and Wellness

Planet Fitness: PF Black Card Membership for $24.99 a month, includes guest privileges, access to all Planet Fitness locations nationwide, use of hydromassage, massage chairs, tanning, exclusive access to PF+ digital content, and more!
CrossFit: 10% monthly discount and 2 to 3 FREE Personal Training sessions to start out in CrossFit training.
Discounted Semester Pass: All UVA students, faculty, and staff are eligible to purchase a discounted Semester Pass - 3 months of unlimited classes for $300 (a $60 discount).
First Class Free: Several fitness centers offer the first class for free.

Healthcare

Braces or Invisalign: $500 discount on braces or Invisalign.
LASIK: 10% off standard price, or $250 per eye. To receive the discount, simply inform the scheduling team that you are a UVA employee or student when you schedule your initial evaluation with the clinic.

Dining

Local Restaurants: Contributing Members of the Alumni Association have access to discounts on a wide variety of Charlottesville-based restaurants to use whenever they are in town.
25% off food: Tue.-Fri. 11:30 am-3:30 pm in person or online with Code UVA2022. Valid at all Charlottesville, Fishersville, Staunton, and Verona locations.

Retail and Services

Airport Parking: UVA Employees can receive a 10% discount on offsite airport parking fees by using discount code EDUPARK101.
Window Cleaning: 10% off entire house, interior & exterior window cleaning up to $50.
Furniture: 10% off regular priced items (cannot be combined with other sale offers) with student and/or school ID. Free door delivery is also offered (delivery does not come inside), with no minimum purchase. Assembly and set-up is available for $69.96. Free mattress protector or free futon cover.
Moving and Storage: Discounts available for moving and storage services.
Translation Services: Elite TransLingo offers a 10% discount on a full range of professional language services, including certified translation for legal, medical, academic, and immigration documents, as well as interpretation, transcription, localization, and more.
Pest Control: Save $40 on your first pest control service when you purchase two or more treatments of any service.
Coffee: Verena Street provides fresh, high-quality, and affordable craft roasted coffee with discounts available.
Top Tech Gear: Save up to 75% OFF Top Tech Gear on brands like Otterbox, JBL, Belkin and so much more!

Travel and Accommodation

Hospitality: 15% discount when a family member is hospitalized - ask for the Hospital Discount when making your reservation.

Monticello

Monticello Self-Guided Tours: Two-for-one pricing for local adults, or $10 off a single ticket when visiting alone. The local discounts apply to Highlights, Self-Guided, and Grounds tickets.

Alumni Association Benefits

The Alumni Association offers a suite of benefits to the UVA alumni community. General Membership allows the Alumni Association to officially recognize all UVA alumni as members of our community. All alumni receive quarterly issues of Virginia Magazine.

Contributing Members have access to discounts on a wide variety of Charlottesville-based restaurants to use whenever they are in town.

Football Season Tickets

Virginia Football season tickets are available for as low as $173 per seat. Season-ticket members receive access to all seven home games at the lowest price along with additional benefits. Current full-time UVA faculty and staff, young alumni and Alumni Association contributing members are eligible for a 20-percent discount on season tickets.

New this year is the Hoos Choice Flex Pack, UVA’s most flexible partial season plan, which starts at $99. This mini plan allows fans to claim tickets in any section except Priority for three of the home games.

Tickets for groups of 20 or more are available for most home games and include discounted tickets and access to unique experiences such as Hoo Vision shoutouts, high-five opportunities with the team and post-game photos on David A. Harrison III Field.

For Virginia’s first six home games, The Hill at Scott Stadium will remain open to all ticket holders and students on a first-come, first-served basis, as capacity allows. In the event that capacity is reached, The Hill will reopen as determined by the Department of Safety and Security and UVA Athletics.

2025 Virginia Football season-ticket members and Virginia Athletics Foundation donors now have access to purchase single-game tickets for the Cavaliers’ regular-season finale at Scott Stadium against Virginia Tech

Single-game ticket prices are available in five different categories and vary depending on the opponent and seat location. Tickets range from $15 (value) to $140 (priority). Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets prior to the start of the season.

Accessibility

The University of Virginia athletics department is committed to ensuring its events and programs are inclusive and accessible for all patrons. To that end, if you are a ticket holder with a disability, you are encouraged to let them know at your earliest convenience and preferably at least five (5) calendar days in advance of the event, if there is a disability-related accommodation need. Limited wheelchair- accessible seating and parking is available at all athletics venues. Athletics events held in John Paul Jones Arena also feature real-time closed-captioning.

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