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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA - Enrollment, Demographics, Student Costs

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)
UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentMajority undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District5103

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Virginia Commonwealth University?
513th for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $5,253 $5,253 $18,477
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,864 $1,864 $2,272
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $221 $221 $772
FT Graduate Tuition $8,184 $8,184 $16,939
FT Graduate Required Fees $1,830 $1,830 $2,238
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $455 $455 $942
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $23,731 $23,731 $37,365
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $23,731 $23,731 $37,365
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $12,771 $12,771 $26,405

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $6,196 $6,779 $6,196 $6,779 $18,740 $19,724
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $2,240 $2,400
On-Campus – Room & Board $8,162 $9,430
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,700 $3,200
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $8,162 $9,430
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,700 $3,200
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,700 $3,200

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 14,292 (5,905 male / 8,387 female)
Admitted 10,049 (4,188 male / 5,861 female)
Admission rate 70%
First-time Enrollment 3,654 (1,516 male / 2,138 female)
FT Enrollment 3,617 (1,496 male / 2,121 female)
PT Enrollment 37 (20 male / 17 female)
Total Enrollment32,172

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Virginia Commonwealth University use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /   / 
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Virginia Commonwealth University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Basketball Conference Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA Baseball Conference Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA Track & Field Conference Colonial Athletic Association

ACT Test Admission

584th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 20%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 26
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 25
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 25

SAT Test Admission

522nd for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 93%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 490 / 600
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 490 / 590
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 980 / 1190

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity4,986
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$5,059
Board Fee$3,276

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 245 931 171 542 36 3,819 422 6,166
Accounting 14 17 3 18 62 16 130
Adult Development and Aging 1 13 3 17
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 1 1 1 14 17
African-American/Black Studies 3 1 4
Anatomy 1 1 1 5 16 1 25
Anthropology 1 1 1 9 2 14
Area Studies, Other 3 5 3 6 1 50 2 70
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 1 24 1 27
Art Teacher Education 1 2 28 2 33
Athletic Training/Trainer 1 3 2 6
Biochemistry 5 1 7 13 3 29
Bioinformatics 1 1 5 2 9
Biological and Physical Sciences 20 11 26 2 59
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 6 35 7 71 1 79 10 209
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 11 2 1 11 22 1 48
Biostatistics 2 2 4
Business Administration and Management, General 16 8 1 9 1 69 23 127
Business/Commerce, General 29 69 7 35 2 203 18 363
Business/Managerial Economics 2 2 1 6 23 2 36
Cartography 1 4 4 9
Chemical Engineering 3 2 2 10 17
Chemistry, General 15 2 21 22 1 61
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 13 5 18 36
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 1 3 1 5 3 13
Clinical Psychology 1 14 15
Computer Engineering, General 1 3 1 5 10
Computer and Information Sciences, General 4 5 6 24 4 43
Counseling Psychology 3 9 1 13
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 2 3 1 25 3 34
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry 1 2 1 22 3 29
Creative Writing 1 9 10
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 5 70 11 9 2 126 9 232
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 2 5 1 19 1 28
Curriculum and Instruction 1 1 2
Dance, General 6 5 11
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) 1 1 9 1 12
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 3 2 1 12 18
Dentistry (DDS, DMD) 4 2 3 11 68 3 91
Design and Applied Arts, Other 4 4 16 3 27
Design and Visual Communications, General 4 1 2 12 19
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 6 2 1 1 56 4 71
Education, General 1 8 4 4 118 7 142
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 26 29 2 1 73 2 133
Educational/Instructional Media Design 2 2 4
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2 8 3 8 16 3 40
Engineering, General 12 1 2 5 20
English Language and Literature, General 2 7 5 3 118 9 144
Environmental Studies 1 3 1 1 41 4 51
Epidemiology 1 1
Exercise Physiology 1 1
Fashion/Apparel Design 1 18 5 5 51 4 84
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 3 1 19 3 26
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1 4 5 1 1 24 3 39
Forensic Science and Technology 2 14 3 3 61 5 88
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 4 1 5
Graphic Design 1 2 4 30 1 38
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 1 4 5
Health Teacher Education 1 25 4 42 1 73
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 4 3 38 4 49
Historic Preservation and Conservation 3 3
History, General 1 12 2 7 1 77 5 105
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 3 1 2 6
Human/Medical Genetics 1 3 3 1 8
Illustration 1 5 3 3 30 42
Information Science/Studies 6 13 1 12 1 38 11 82
Interior Design 2 3 1 1 22 2 31
Language Interpretation and Translation 1 1 1 1 4
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 2 19 1 6 38 5 71
Mass Communication/Media Studies 19 50 11 14 1 174 29 298
Mathematics, General 5 8 2 1 33 2 51
Mechanical Engineering 4 2 5 1 32 3 47
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 1 2 1 7 1 12
Medicine (MD) 2 15 3 45 2 100 7 174
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 3 15 1 1 83 2 105
Music Performance, General 3 1 2 36 3 45
Natural Sciences 2 1 7 2 12
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 1 1 8 2 12
Nurse Anesthetist 2 33 2 37
Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 1 2 3
Nursing, Other 2 1 4 58 5 70
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 1 45 12 12 1 233 11 315
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 2 2 30 34
Painting 4 1 1 1 40 4 51
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 5 14 1 1 1 30 7 59
Pharmacology 2 3 3 6 14
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 3 12 2 23 75 15 130
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 4 2 2 8
Philosophy 2 1 10 3 16
Photography 1 1 32 3 37
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 4 1 6
Physical Therapy/Therapist 4 2 56 18 80
Physics, General 1 2 7 1 11
Physics, Other 1 1
Physiology, General 2 1 1 15 17 4 40
Political Science and Government, General 1 16 5 4 2 42 70
Psychology, General 1 87 12 38 1 195 22 356
Public Administration 2 15 2 26 4 49
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 2 4 1 16 2 25
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer 1 11 2 5 19 1 39
Reading Teacher Education 1 1 2 14 1 19
Real Estate 4 4
Religion/Religious Studies 1 3 4 26 2 36
Sculpture 1 1 3 31 2 38
Security and Protective Services, Other 7 3 5 1 31 2 49
Social Sciences, Other 2 1 5 8
Social Work 9 64 10 8 1 144 42 278
Sociology 1 14 2 3 1 36 5 62
Special Education and Teaching, General 4 1 28 3 36
Taxation 1 1 1 2 5
Transportation and Materials Moving, Other 1 1
Urban Studies/Affairs 6 3 37 5 51
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor 10 21 3 34
Women's Studies 2 13 15

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Virginia Commonwealth University 614th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $74,802 ($82,695 male / $66,616 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,096 (558 male / 538 female)
Number of PT Faculty 1,160
FT Faculty Ratio 0.9 : 1
Total Benefits $26,246,950

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