Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a co-educational, public research university located in Downtown Richmond, Virginia. The university’s campus stretches across an area of around 140 acres. The university first became operational as the medical department of Hampden-Sydney College in 1838. However, with the merger of the Richmond Professional Institute and Medical College of Virginia in 1968, Virginia Commonwealth University became an independent university.

The university is divided into the following colleges and schools:

School of Allied Health Professions
School of Business
School of Dentistry
School of Education
School of Engineering
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
School of Social Work

School of the Arts

The College of Humanities & Sciences has three sub-institutes under it. These are the School of Mass Communications, the School of World Studies and the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.

Campus Location

910 W Franklin St
Richmond, VA 23284-2512
USA
Main Tel: (804) 828-0100
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, medicine, drama and performing arts, security and law enforcement, design, fine arts, and family and social work.
Large number of students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
On-campus hospital
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	3,544	61
Master	1,541	65
First-professional degree	397	3
Doctorale	252	26
Postbaccalaureate certificate	205	26
Post-master's certificate	90	5
2-4 year degree	2	1

Students

Student enrollment was 31,700 in 2007-2008 (24,897 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 68% of enrolled students, graduate students are 28%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 6,779
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 19,724
Room	$ 4,734
Board	$ 3,180
Books and supplies	$ 2,400
Other	$ 3,260

Financial Aid: Virginia Commonwealth University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Virginia Commonwealth University:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	29,338
2	California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	37,130
3	California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach, CA	36,868
4	University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, CO	31,796
5	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	24,889
6	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	29,854
7	University of North Texas	Denton, TX	34,710
8	Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO	27,569
9	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	40,555
10	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge, LA	28,628

Housing and Meals

Virginia Commonwealth University provides on-campus housing for 4,986 of its 24,897 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

The school is in the Colonial Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 68 male students received the aid (men were 43% of those receiving aid) and 91 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 57% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	59%
Women	58%
All	58%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	490-600
Math	480-590
Writing	480-580

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (686 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce
Business/Managerial Economics
Finance and Financial Management Services
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
Marketing/Marketing Management
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (141 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (28 awarded)

Environmental Studies

DESIGN (279 awarded)

Design and Applied Arts
Design and Visual Communications
Fashion/Apparel Design
Graphic Design
Illustration
Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (69 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (519 awarded)

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Art Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Health Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Reading Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (186 awarded)

Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (318 awarded)

Adult Development and Aging
Public Administration
Social Work

FINE ARTS (156 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
Fine Arts and Art Studies
Painting
Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (691 awarded)

African-American/Black Studies
Anthropology
Area Studies
Cartography
Creative Writing
English Language and Literature
Foreign Languages and Literatures
History
Language Interpretation and Translation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Social Sciences
Sociology
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (42 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (296 awarded)

Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (55 awarded)

Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (99 awarded)

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MEDICINE (443 awarded)

Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
Medicine (MD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (56 awarded)

Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (395 awarded)

Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (145 awarded)

Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (33 awarded)

Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (56 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (453 awarded)

Anatomy
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biostatistics
Chemistry
Epidemiology
Exercise Physiology
Human/Medical Genetics
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Natural Sciences
Pharmacology
Physics
Physiology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (358 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Forensic Science and Technology
Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (525 awarded)

Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Genetic Counseling/Counselor
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology