Virginia State University
Virginia State University admitted 89% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 840–1070 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,893 a year. Within six years, 37% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 89%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 840–1070
- ACT middle 50%
- 14–20
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $28,338 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,893 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,335 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,418 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $23,404 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 37%
- Students who return for a second year
- 69%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $49,358 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,074
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 75%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 10%
- Education
- 10%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Communication and journalism
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Akron Wayne College OH · 90% admitted
- Neumont College of Computer Science UT · 87% admitted
- Norfolk State University VA · 88% admitted
- Nelson University TX · 89% admitted
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM · 89% admitted
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus NM · 92% 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
- Virginia Commonwealth University VA · 93% admitted
- University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · 17% admitted
- Old Dominion University VA · 90% admitted
- William & Mary VA · 34% 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.