Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
- Public
- City
- 20,753 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 93%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $25,037per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 64%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $64,44210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
VCU Honors College Guaranteed Admission Programs allow qualified students to enter professional health programs without competing through general admission later.
Source: Guaranteed Admission - Honors College - Virginia Commonwealth University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 93%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1010–1270Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Virginia Commonwealth University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
Average high school GPA: 3.68
- Top 10% of their class
- 18%45% were in the top quarter.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Virginia Commonwealth University Common Data Set; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $25,037full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $43,180sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $17,490Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $40,654Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 64%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 85%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $64,44210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 20,753Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 36%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- University of Oregon Eugene, OR — admits 88%
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH — admits 85%
- University of Kansas Lawrence, KS — admits 93%
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO — admits 89%
- Temple University Philadelphia, PA — admits 80%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Virginia Commonwealth University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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