Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
- Public
- Suburb
- 5,074 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 89%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,893per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 38%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,35810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Founded in 1882, Virginia State University is a historically Black university and one of Virginia's two land-grant institutions.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 89%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%)
- 840–1070Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 14–20Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: 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
- $14,893full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,338sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,418Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $23,404Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 38%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 69%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,35810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,074Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 75%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 34%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Radford University Radford, VA — admits 90%
- Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA — admits 88%
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI — admits 89%
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA — admits 91%
- Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS — admits 89%
- Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA — admits 91%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Virginia State 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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