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Membership Benefits

The Alumni Association is thrilled to offer a suite of benefits to the UVA alumni community. In addition to the pride of Membership, these benefits allow UVA alumni to receive special access & recognition opportunities along with perks & savings in Charlottesville and beyond.

Contributing Membership

Contributing Membership

Contributing Members are some of our most passionate alumni. As a reward for that passion, Contributing Members receive some of our most beloved benefits—including Virginia Magazine, access to our College Compass resources and career advising— along with extra special ones like early event registration, gifts and surprises, and an exclusive perks platform.

Want to become a Contributing Member? Learn how.

General Membership

General Membership

General Membership allows the Alumni Association to officially recognize all UVA alumni as members of our community. General Members will receive Virginia Magazine, access to many of our career services, College Compass and Alumni Association events, and insurance and credit card opportunities.

♦ indicates benefit available exclusively to Contributing Members


Benefits: Access and Recognition

Career Advising ♦

The Alumni Association offers free advising appointments exclusively to Contributing Members to help develop job search strategy and materials, apply for grad school or plan a career transition.

Virginia Magazine

All alumni receive quarterly issues of Virginia Magazine. New Contributing Members are also recognized in each edition of the magazine.

College Compass

All alumni have access to College Compass, which provides a point of contact for prospective legacy students as they navigate the college admission process.

Other benefits include:

  • Access to Alumni Association events
  • Alumni Hall rentals
  • Early registration for Reunions ♦
  • Football game-day parking at Alumni Hall ♦
  • Access to purchase IM Rec membership and passes ♦
  • Reference to Farmington Country Club ♦

Benefits: Perks and Savings

UVA Bookstore ♦

Contributing Members receive a 10% discount on all UVA bookstore purchases.

UVA Athletics ♦

Contributing Members can take advantage of discounts relating to UVA athletics, including savings on UVA football tickets and other select athletic events, and a 15% discount on subscriptions to The Sabre.

Perks Platform ♦

Our Contributing Member-exclusive perks platform provides a range of savings opportunities including entertainment, shopping, travel and more!

Fitness ♦

With Active&Fit Direct™, you can choose from a nationwide network of 12,500+ standard fitness centers for just $28/month. Plus, enjoy discounts ranging from 20-70% on most memberships at any of the participating 6,200+ premium exercise studios.

Travel ♦

Contributing Members have access to nationwide discounts on hotels and rental cars.

Charlottesville Specials ♦

Contributing Members have access to discounts on a wide variety of Charlottesville-based restaurants to use whenever they are in town. Some locations include Boar’s Head Inn, Grit Coffee, Oakhurst Inn and Pet Paradise.

Access your benefits and see the full list of available perks and savings on our Contributing Member-exclusive platform.

For more information, please contact our Membership Department at alumni-membership-services@virginia.edu or 434-243-9000.