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Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the leading colleges in Virginia with the acceptance rate of 91%. Deadlines for application are . For more information, call (800)841-3638 or send email at ugrad@vcu.edu.

17368 Enrolled 91% Acceptance Rate 21 - 28 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 17,368
    • Average HS GPA: 3.72
    • Acceptance Rate: 91%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 18% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 20% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 15% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 11% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 6% — 2.50 - 2.99

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    540 - 640
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    520 - 610
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    21 - 28

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    Area Studies, Other.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Bioinformatics.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business/Commerce, General.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Finance and Financial Management Services, Other.
    Human Resources Management and Services.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    Real Estate.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Mass Communication/Media Studies.
    COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    Information Science/Studies.
    EDUCATION.
    Art Teacher Education.
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    Health Teacher Education.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Secondary Education and Teaching.
    Special Education and Teaching, General.
    ENGINEERING.
    Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
    Chemical Engineering.
    Computer Engineering, General.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
    Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer.
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
    Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    Statistics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Biological and Physical Sciences.
    International/Global Studies.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    Sustainability Studies.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Social Work.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    Urban Studies/Affairs.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
    Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry.
    Dance, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other.
    Fashion/Apparel Design.
    Graphic Design.
    Illustration.
    Interior Design.
    Music Performance, General.
    Painting.
    Photography.
    Printmaking.
    Sculpture.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Certificate
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Thomas M. Menino
    Former Mayor of the City of Boston
    Mark Atkins
    CEO, Invention Machine
    Paul English
    Founder and CTO, Kayak
    Joseph Kennedy II
    CEO Citizens Energy Corp.
    Joseph Abboud
    Chairman Emeritus Joseph Abboud Worldwide
    Jean Elrick, MD
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Doreen Portnoy Bilezikian
    Christmas Tree Shops Co-Founder

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    N/A

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • State Aid

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    N/A
    Required Fees
    N/A
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    N/A
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    N/A
    Transportation for Commuters
    N/A
    On-Campus Room and Board
    N/A

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    N/A
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Nursing Scholarships
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Other
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    • Need-Based United Negro College Fund
    • Virginia Commonwealth Award and Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Federal Nursing Loans
    • Federal Perkins Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • Yes
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    No

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 80/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    21943
    Foreign Countries Represented
    81

  • Demographics

    • Asian 14.45%
    • African-American 19.98%
    • Hispanic 11.16%
    • Caucasian 42.23%
    • Male 38%
    • Female 62%
    • Аre out of state 5

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    20%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 66/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    N/A
    Campus Environment
    Large Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    469
    Number of Honor Societies
    16
    Number of Social Sororities
    17

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (8)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (9)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Field Hockey
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: University of Richmond

  • Sustainability

    Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia’s premier urban, public research university. Its strategic plan, “Quest for Distinction,” added sustainability as a sixth guiding principle. VCU’s Walter L. Rice Education Building is the first building in Virginia to be awarded the USGBC’s LEED Platinum. With nine LEED-certified buildings and six more planned by 2015, more than 16 percent of the campus square footage will be LEED-certified. VCU successfully secured $3.1 million in federal funds for solar energy projects on campus and installed solar arrays on two parking decks (one of the largest rooftop solar arrays in Virginia), three pole-mounted solar trackers and a 750-gallon solar thermal water heater, which together will eliminate more than 370 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per year. In an effort to become a greener place to study and work, VCU installed twenty-two solar-powered trash collectors, helping VCU achieve a 41 percent waste-diversion rate. The university launched new bike initiatives including two mobility hubs, consisting of bicycle racks, bike air compressors, ZipCars, proximity to GRTC/VCU Campus Connector bus stops and L2 electric vehicle charging stations, in order to encourage the university community to use alternative transportation. VCU has implemented innovative storm water management techniques, including a vegetated roof, rain garden and bayscaping and community garden on its campuses. The university has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, with an interim goal of a 30 percent reduction in its carbon emissions by 2025.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    45%
    Graduate in 5 years
    62%
    Graduate in 6 years
    67%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday thru Saturday
      • 10:30am and 2:00pm
      • (800)841-3638
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: Varies

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      Please go to http://www.vcu.edu/admissions/visit-vcu/ for info
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