Virginia Union University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,169
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 79%
From Region 14%
Athletes 285 (25.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 90%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Hispanic 1%
White 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Virginia Union University 162 48% 3% 1% 90% 2% 1% $47,129 1 -1.62 33 93%
Computer Science and Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $73,433 2 -1.51 83 — — — — —
Computer and Information Science 5 — 80% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,419 0 -2.47 34 92% — — — —
Cyber Operations 11 — 91% 0% 0% 91% 0% 0% $59,088 2 -1.83 63 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $48,348 1 -2.24 37 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,324 3 -1.13 55 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 50% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $57,490 1 -1.88 60 — — — — —
Biology 6 — 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,723 4 -1.71 46 97% — — — —
Health Sciences 8 — 12% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $44,383 1 -1.65 26 — — — — —
Accounting 4 — 75% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,402 0 -3.02 17 100% — — — —
Business Administration 17 — 71% 0% 0% 94% 6% 0% $41,962 0 -1.85 20 90% — — — —
Business Statistics 7 — 57% 0% 0% 86% 14% 0% $50,302 0 -2.41 42 — — — — —
Finance 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,970 1 -1.38 63 — — — — —
Sales and Marketing 7 — 71% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,473 0 -2.73 21 100% — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $39,989 3 -1.51 16 — — — — —
History 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $41,091 1 -1.55 18 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,855 6 -1.23 17 — — — — —
Mass Communication 10 — 80% 0% 0% 80% 10% 10% $38,642 0 -2.17 13 100% — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $47,673 1 -1.81 35 — — — — —
Psychology 15 — 47% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,895 1 -1.85 22 83% — — — —
Social Work 15 — 13% 7% 0% 87% 0% 0% $38,146 3 -1.79 12 90% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,957 72 +0.21 65 — — — — —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $59,402 91 +1.06 64 100% — — — —
English: Secondary Education — — — — — — — — $59,648 75 +0.59 64 — — — — —
History Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,926 79 +0.73 65 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $59,963 72 +0.21 65 — — — — —
Secondary Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,402 78 +0.51 64 100% — — — —
Special Education 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,026 77 +0.77 67 — — — — —
Art History and Criticism 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,662 7 -1.10 12 — — — — —
Fine Arts 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $36,441 8 -1.11 10 — — — — —
Music 6 — 83% 17% 0% 83% 0% 0% $38,300 12 -0.91 13 — — — — —
Criminology 26 — 31% 4% 4% 85% 4% 0% $52,386 11 -1.04 47 94% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $19,551
ROI Percentile 33th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 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. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.7% 40 42% 2% 0% 90% 2% 2% $40,051 0 -1.91 16 90% —
Business & Economics 23.5% 38 68% 0% 0% 95% 5% 0% $44,771 0 -2.20 27 94% —
Professional 16.0% 26 31% 4% 4% 85% 4% 0% $52,386 5 -1.04 47 94% —
Computer Science 11.1% 18 83% 0% 0% 89% 0% 0% $57,441 0 -1.97 60 92% —
Arts 5.6% 9 56% 11% 0% 89% 0% 0% $37,952 4 -0.97 12 — —
Education 4.9% 8 12% 12% 0% 88% 0% 0% $59,943 84 +0.70 65 100% —
Health Sciences 4.9% 8 12% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $44,383 0 -1.65 26 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 6 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,723 3 -1.71 46 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 5 40% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $57,057 2 -1.73 59 — —
Humanities 2.5% 4 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,973 1 -1.39 18 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 113 $1.8M $1.6M $220K
Track & Field (indoor) 36 $193K $187K $6K
Track & Field (outdoor) 30 $27K $27K $0
Basketball 28 $734K $614K $120K
Cross Country 10 $16K $16K $300
Golf 5 $144K $124K $19K
Total 198 $3.0M $2.6M $366K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 23 $175K $169K $6K
Basketball 21 $541K $516K $24K
Softball 19 $213K $207K $5K
Track & Field (outdoor) 18 $19K $19K $0
Volleyball 14 $157K $156K $1K
Cross Country 11 $15K $15K $300
Tennis 9 $37K $37K $0
Bowling 6 $49K $47K $2K
Total 87 $1.2M $1.2M $40K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 113 $1.8M $1.6M $220K
Track & Field (indoor) 59 $369K $356K $12K
Basketball 49 $1.3M $1.1M $144K
Track & Field (outdoor) 48 $46K $46K $0
Cross Country 21 $32K $31K $600
Softball 19 $213K $207K $5K
Volleyball 14 $157K $156K $1K
Tennis 9 $37K $37K $0
Bowling 6 $49K $47K $2K
Golf 5 $144K $124K $19K
Total 285 $4.8M $4.0M $714K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 94%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 94% 94%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 850 – 880
SAT Math Range 400 – 410
SAT RW Range 450 – 470