VCU Brandcenter
No. 1 graduate advertising program in the country
– Creativity
VCU Medical Center
No. 1 hospital in Virginia
– U.S. News & World Report
VCU School of Allied Health Professions
No. 1 nurse anesthesia program for nine years running – U.S. News & World Report
VCU School of the Arts
No. 1 public graduate arts school
– U.S. News & World Report
Rowdy Rams
2012 Naismith Student Section of the Year Award
Facts and rankings
Top of the class
Rankings and awards don’t define Virginia Commonwealth University, but they do illuminate our status as one of the nation’s premier urban, public research universities.
The evidence is in our leading medical center, top arts school and nationally ranked graduate programs.
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VCU named among top employers for older workers for seventh time
– AARP and the Society for Human Resource Management
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VCU ranks among best universities for minorities among non-historically black schools
– Diverse Issues in Higher Education
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VCU Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU physicians recognized in 2013 Top Docs list
– Richmond magazine
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VCU moves into Top 50 for American public research universities
– The Center for Measuring University Performance
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$248 million sponsored research
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110 countries represented in student population
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2,048 full-time faculty members
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166,336 alumni
Students
- 31,752 students
- 23,951 undergraduates
- 6,094 graduates
- 1,707 first professionals
- Representing 110 countries
- Top four: Saudi Arabia, India, China and Kuwait
- 79% full-time students
- Gender: male 42%, female 57%
- Race/ethnicity status:
- American Indian/Alaskan <1%
- Asian 11%
- Black/African-American 16%
- Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
- Hispanic/Latino 6%
- International 5%
- Two or more races 3%
- Not reported 5%
- White 54%
Faculty
- 2,048 full-time faculty members
- 1,205 part-time (adjunct) faculty members
- 18:1 student-faculty ratio
Alumni
- 166,336 alumni
- 106,668 alumni in Virginia
Employees
- 19,955 employees at VCU and the VCU Medical Center, making us the largest employer in Richmond
Academic programs
- 13 schools and one college offering:
- 64 bachelor’s degree programs
- 74 master’s degree programs
- 41 doctoral degree programs
- Three first-professional degree programs
- 41 post-baccalaureate and post-master’s certificate programs
Financial data
- Undergraduate tuition and fees:
2013-14 academic year (Based on 15 credit hours per semester and 30 credit hours
for the year):
- Virginia resident: $12,002.28
- Non-resident: $29,473.14
- Room (Double occupancy, Gladding II): $5,454
- Board (Assumes 200-block plan with $300 per semester in Dining Dollars): $3,628
- Average financial aid awarded to full-time undergraduates seeking assistance: $9,956
Research
- $248 million in sponsored research
VCU Medical Center
- No. 1 hospital in Virginia
- Only Level 1 trauma center in Central Virginia
Campus
- 143 acres in downtown Richmond
- 5,670 residence hall capacity for 2013-14 academic year
- Branch campuses and satellite locations:
- Gold
- Black
Official colors
National rankings

U.S. News & World Report ranks the following VCU graduate programs among the top in the nation. »
VCU graduate schools ranked in the top 50
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4th School of the Arts (1st among public institutions)
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11th School of Social Work
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21st School of Pharmacy
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28th School of Education
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36th School of Nursing
VCU graduate and first-professional programs ranked in the top 15
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1st Nurse Anesthsia
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1st Sculpture
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4th Fiber Arts
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5th Glass
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5th Graphic Design
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5th Health Administration
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7th Painting/Drawing
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7th Rehabilitation Counseling
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9th Ceramics
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10th Metals and Jewelry
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10th Printmaking
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11th Social Work
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13th Photography
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14th Multimedia/Visual Communications
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15th Occupational Therapy
These rankings are based on the most recent U.S. News & World Report information.
Accreditation
SACS
Virginia Commonwealth University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and first-professional degrees.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033
(404) 679-4500
sacs.org



Varsity sports
NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 athletic conference
Mascot: Ram
