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Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

210 Undergraduate Degrees
171 Graduate Degrees
$42,281 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
91% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Virginia Commonwealth University?

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Contact details for VCU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23284-2512
Phone: 804-828-0100
Website: www.vcu.edu

How Do I Get Into VCU?

You can apply to VCU online at: https://www.vcu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for VCU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into VCU?

91% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
32% Submit SAT Scores
Since VCU has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 32% of students accepted to VCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 660. Math scores were between 500 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Virginia Commonwealth University  ( 530 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Virginia Commonwealth University  ( 500 to 630 )
200
800
VCU received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 33. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Virginia Commonwealth University  ( 21 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Virginia Commonwealth University  ( 22 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Virginia Commonwealth University?

$42,281 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of VCU is $42,281. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At VCU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,807 a year. That adds up to $31,228 over four years for those students.

Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Student Diversity

18,734 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 21,943 undergraduate students at VCU, with 18,734 being full-time and 3,209 being part-time.

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There are also 7,127 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,734 full-time undergraduates at VCU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Commonwealth University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,831
Black or African American 3,759
Hispanic or Latino 2,122
White 7,754
International Students 435
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,833

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Commonwealth University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at VCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Virginia Commonwealth University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 210 0 0 0 210
Nursing Practice 0 4 96 13 113
Nurse Anesthetist 0 0 0 52 52
Nursing Science 0 0 0 4 4
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 1 0 0 1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 210 6 96 69 381

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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