Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University admitted 93% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1010–1270 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $25,037 a year. Within six years, 65% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 93%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1010–1270
- ACT middle 50%
- 22–30
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $43,180 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $25,037 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $18,927 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $17,490 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $40,654 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 65%
- Students who return for a second year
- 85%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $64,442 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 20,753
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 36%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Visual and performing arts
- 14%
- Business, management and marketing
- 13%
- Psychology
- 11%
- Computer and information sciences
- 8%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Piedmont University GA · 93% admitted
- University of Northern Iowa IA · 93% admitted
- College of Saint Benedict MN · 92% admitted
- William Jessup University CA · 93% admitted
- Saint Cloud State University MN · 95% admitted
- Wilkes University PA · 91% admitted
More colleges in Virginia
- Liberty University VA · 99% admitted
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · 55% admitted
- George Mason University VA · 88% admitted
- James Madison University VA · 72% admitted
- University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · 17% admitted
- Old Dominion University VA · 90% admitted
- William & Mary VA · 34% admitted
- Radford University VA · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.