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Virginia Commonwealth University

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Richmond, VA

Population 1,100,000

Website http://vcu.vcu.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,797

Men / Women 37% / 63%

White 41%

Black 21%

Asian 12%

Hispanic 10%

Mixed 7%

International 2%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 35%

Arts 15%

Business & Economics 13%

Life & Natural Sciences 13%

Education 7%

Computer Science & Math 6%

Health Sciences 6%

Engineering 5%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,945

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,109

Est. In-State Cost $21,920

Est. Out-of-State Cost $51,885

10-Year ROI $160,000

ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%

4-Year Graduation Rate 46%

6-Year Graduation Rate 63%

Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 255 (64th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%

Yield (Unbound) 21%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$355M	#56
Humanities & Social Sciences	$19M	#82
Engineering, Computing & Math	$42M	#125

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	643	#22
Engineering, Computing & Math	42	#114
Humanities & Social Sciences	129	#167

Honors College

Name Honors College

Students 1,000 (5%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 37%

SAT Range 1050 – 1220

SAT Math Range 490 – 620

SAT RW Range 520 – 650

ACT Range 22 – 30

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Engineering	478	68% / 32%	4%	$100,271
Biomedical Engineering	50 —	40% / 60%	2%	$75,487
Chemical Engineering	35 —	63% / 37%	23%	$91,079
Computer Engineering	21 —	71% / 29%	5%	—
Electrical Engineering	25 —	84% / 16%	0%	$98,495
Mechanical Engineering	82 —	85% / 15%	2%	$86,634
Computer Science	131 —	66% / 34%	4%	$116,211
Information Science/Studies	134 —	66% / 34%	1%	$105,015

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Sciences	1,928	29% / 71%	1%	$55,294
Mathematics	36 —	64% / 36%	0%	—
Bioinformatics	37 +2	27% / 73%	3%	—
Biological and Physical Sciences	72 +1	28% / 72%	3%	$56,685
Biology	341 +2	28% / 72%	4%	$65,376
Chemistry	89 +2	44% / 56%	0%	$62,699
Environmental Studies	54 +2	24% / 76%	0%	$56,453
Physics	9 +1	89% / 11%	0%	—
African American Studies	8 +2	12% / 88%	0%	$50,974
Anthropology	22 +2	27% / 73%	0%	$41,039
Area Studies	33 +3	18% / 82%	0%	$50,753
English	87 +6	29% / 71%	0%	$45,979
Foreign Languages	11 —	18% / 82%	0%	$48,532
History	61 +3	43% / 57%	2%	$42,275
Interdisciplinary Studies	147 —	41% / 59%	3%	$50,862
Mass Communication/Media Studies	178 +2	30% / 70%	0%	$56,026
Philosophy	20 +7	35% / 65%	0%	—
Political Science	127 +30	34% / 66%	0%	$54,571
Psychology	518 +43	17% / 83%	1%	$53,673
Religion/Religious Studies	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$45,605
Sociology	58 +3	31% / 69%	2%	$46,399
Women's Studies	15 +3	7% / 93%	0%	$50,974

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs	283	31% / 69%	1%	$62,805
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	139 +47	25% / 75%	1%	$56,939
Forensic Science and Technology	69 +1	14% / 86%	0%	$63,230
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services	41 +8	63% / 37%	5%	$81,634
Urban Studies/Affairs	34 +3	53% / 47%	0%	$63,226

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Allied Health Professions	106	15% / 85%	0%	$89,573
Clinical Laboratory Science	26 —	23% / 77%	0%	$70,718
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	38 —	11% / 89%	0%	$69,988
Health Administration	42 +1	14% / 86%	0%	$118,966

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Business	567	54% / 46%	3%	$81,779
Accounting	54 —	39% / 61%	2%	$79,023
Business/Managerial Economics	27 +1	74% / 26%	4%	$81,124
Finance	74 —	66% / 34%	5%	—
Finance and Financial Management Services	11 —	64% / 36%	9%	—
General Business	227 —	54% / 46%	2%	$96,504
Human Resources Development	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Marketing	153 +1	51% / 49%	2%	$61,023
Real Estate	18 —	61% / 39%	6%	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Dentistry		16	12% / 88%	6%	$74,680
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist		16 —	12% / 88%	6%	$74,680

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Education	345	24% / 76%	2%	$53,586
Early Childhood Education	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Elementary Education	37 —	0% / 100%	3%	—
Health Teacher Education	278 —	28% / 72%	3%	$53,512
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$53,512
Special Education	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$56,345
Art Education	18 —	11% / 89%	0%	$53,512

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Nursing		203	14% / 86%	0%	$140,399
Nursing		203 —	14% / 86%	0%	$140,399

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Social Work		83	8% / 92%	0%	$55,461
Social Work		83 +1	8% / 92%	0%	$55,461

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of the Arts	665	25% / 75%	1%	$45,935
Art History	10 —	10% / 90%	0%	$40,430
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry	27 —	0% / 100%	4%	$32,878
Dance	15 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Design and Applied Arts	43 —	37% / 63%	0%	$49,308
Fashion Design	68 —	18% / 82%	1%	$49,308
Film Production	62 +2	47% / 53%	0%	$43,507
Graphic Design	67 —	27% / 73%	6%	$49,308
Illustration	139 —	15% / 85%	1%	$49,308
Interior Design	36 —	22% / 78%	0%	$49,308
Music Performance	40 +1	62% / 38%	2%	$41,694
Painting	34 —	9% / 91%	0%	$40,430
Photography	44 —	39% / 61%	0%	$43,507
Sculpture	21 —	14% / 86%	5%	$40,430
Theatre	59 +2	20% / 80%	0%	$45,034