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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond,  Virginia
College Board code: 5570

Main Address

821 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23284
(804) 828-0100
www.vcu.edu

Admission Office

Box 842526
821 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23284-2526
(804) 828-1222
(800) 841-3638
Fax: (804) 828-1899
ugrad@vcu.edu
Contact: Sybil Halloran
Director of Admissions

What the School Says...

Experience is the best teacher and at VCU you'll get hands-on experience inside and outside of the classroom. VCU's location in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, means a lot if you are looking for experience in your field of study before you graduate. What do you want to be when you grow up? Come study at VCU and let Richmond be your extended classroom.

Go to vcu.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 58%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • First Professional

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
  • Commuter campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 22,792
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,724
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 20,993
  • Graduate enrollment: 7,869

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 91% In-state students
  • 9% Out-of-state students
  • 1% Part-time students
  • 59% Women
  • 41% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 14% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 20% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 5% Hispanic
  • 50% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 3% Non-Resident Alien
  • 8% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 17% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 46% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 86% in top half of graduating class
  • 21% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 15% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 22% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 21% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 20% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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