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Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The location of VCU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.
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Where Is Virginia Commonwealth University?
Contact details for VCU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23284-2512 |
Phone: | 804-828-0100 |
Website: | www.vcu.edu |
Can I Afford VCU?
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,472 | $33,728 |
Fees | $3,170 | $3,860 |
Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,279 | $12,279 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,720 | $5,720 |
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At VCU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,946 a year. That adds up to $31,784 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at VCU is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 7,200 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 18,525 full-time undergraduates at VCU, 36% are male and 64% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Commonwealth University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 2,798 |
Black or African American | 3,798 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,067 |
White | 7,535 |
International Students | 429 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1,898 |
Geographic Diversity
Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Commonwealth University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 103 countries are represented at VCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.
Online Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at VCU has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 8th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.
Online Growth Rankings of VCU
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Virginia Commonwealth University was 294.9%. This is the #173 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at VCU regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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