- VCU’s Department of Interior Design named one of America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools
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Rankings and awards do not drive a great university, but they do help illuminate some of its accomplishments. Virginia Commonwealth University has accumulated more than its share of plaudits in recent years, highlighting the school’s academic achievements and institutional strengths.
VCU has been cited as a preeminent research university with one of the country’s leading medical centers and the VCU School of the Arts is ranked as one of the nation’s top arts and design schools. Many of VCU’s graduate programs have received accolades — among them, the nurse anesthesia, sculpture and Adcenter programs have been ranked No. 1 in the country. In addition, VCU and its Medical Center have been praised as best places to work and the student body attracts kudos for its impressive diversity.
Our bricks and mortar have even attracted notice — the new Shafer Court Dining Center won a national design award.
Recent rankings
- VCU receives “Best Institutional Project” from GRACRE
- Greater Richmond Association for
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- VCU among the top 202 world universities and top 98 North and Latin American universities
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- VCU TV/HD Webisodes win 2007 International Accolade Award
- The Accolade
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- VCU Creative Services receives best design honors for Undergraduate Admissions Web re-design
- The Best Designs.com
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- VCU Adcenter one of the world’s 60 best design schools
- Business Week magazine
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- VCU Health System named one of the top 100 companies for working mothers
- Working Mother magazine
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- Undergraduate Admissions Web among the best higher education designs
- eduStyle
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- Best employers to work for over 50
- American Association of Retired Persons
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- VCU Adcenter students win national award
- Cadillac National Case Study Competition
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- VCU psychology doctoral programs ranked in the top five nationally
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
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- VCU honored for its professionalism, results and innovation in sport management
- The Migala Report and Phoenix Design
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- VCU receives President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
- The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
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- VCU’s MSHA program ranked No. 2 by Modern Healthcare
- Modern Healthcare
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- Rams tabbed 85th nationally, third in the state and first in the conference
- National Association of Collegiate Directors of America
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- 20 top-ranked graduate and first-professional programs
- U.S. News & World Report
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- VCU Health System earns national Magnet nursing designation
- American Nurses Credentialing Center
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- A top American research university
- Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance
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- The nation’s top advertising program
- Creativity Magazine
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- A top-100 research university
- National Science Foundation
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- In the top five of university markets that really have their act together
- Southern Business and Development magazine
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- Richmond ranked as one of the top-20 best places for businesses and careers
- Forbes Magazine
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- Twice named one of the Solucient Top 100 Hospitals in the U.S.
- Solucient Corporation
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- A top-10 of the most diverse student bodies
- Campusdirt.com
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- Shafer Court Dining Center earns gold citation
- American School & University magazine
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- National journal features Shafer Court Dining Center
- Journal of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services
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- No. 16 on the Peace Corps’ 2004 list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic region
- Peace Corps
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