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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA · CDS 2024–2025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
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Overall admit rate
92.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
21.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
53.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$54,842
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$20,305

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates21,210
Total all graduate7,254
Grand total all students28,464

Admissions

Total applicants21,185
Total admitted19,556
Total enrolled4,275
Overall admit rate92.3%
Admit rate — women93.0%
Admit rate — men91.1%
Yield rate21.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT33.7%
% submitting ACT3.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile520
SAT EBRW 75th %ile650
SAT Math 25th %ile490
SAT Math 75th %ile620
ACT Comp 25th %ile22
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class17.0%
% in top 25% of HS class40.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$13,520
Tuition — out-of-state$35,994
Required fees$3,720
Room and board$15,128
Total cost — in-state$32,368
Total cost — out-of-state$54,842

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$15,071
Avg % of need met53.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$6,887
Avg loan debt at graduation$20,305

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist28
# admitted from waitlist17
Waitlist admit rate60.7%
Transfer applicants (total)2,658
Transfer admit rate87.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time57.6%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)92.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$23,433Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)67.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)59.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate85.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$64,703Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant31.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan41.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full9.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress26.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress28.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted4.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time10.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white38.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black23.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women48.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men51.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Visual And Performing Arts13.6%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services13.1%
Psychology10.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services8.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.6%
Health Professions And Related Programs7.5%
Education6.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies5.0%