Virginia Commonwealth University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Virginia Commonwealth University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Virginia Commonwealth University is unique in its study options. For instance, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Urban Semester, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Virginia Commonwealth University.

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Crafts/Folk Art/Artisanry, Dance, Design/Visual Communications, Drama/Theater Arts, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Music – General Performance, Painting, Photography, Sculpture

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical Laboratory Science, Dental Hygiene, Nursing (RN), Radiologic Technology/Medical Imaging

Security and Protective Services:

Forensic Technologies, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Law Enforcement Administration

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences, Global Studies

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

recreation & fitness – general

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Political Science/Government, Sociology, Urban Studies

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education

Communications & Journalism:

Mass Communications/Media Studies

Psychology:

Psychology – General

History:

History – General

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Financial Technology, Marketing Management

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Bioinformatics, Biology

Further, for international students, the application fee is 30. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $663 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of July.

Virginia Commonwealth University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 68% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 80%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were three thousand, seven hundred and thirty total number of transfer students who applied and two thousand, five hundred and eighty-two total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of June. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of February. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 5th of April and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of July. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported.

Virginia Commonwealth University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at thirty-eight percent scholarships per grants and sixty-two percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Athletics, Leadership and Music/Drama. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art and State/District Residency.

Virginia Commonwealth University Students

The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 68 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately eighteen thousand, six hundred and ninety-one degree-seeking undergrads, three thousand, five hundred and forty first-time degree-seeking freshmen and seven thousand, two hundred and seventy graduate enrollment. Furthermore, the student body consists of ninety-two percent in-state students, eight percent out-of-state students, two percent part-time students, sixty percent women, forty percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, twelve percent asian per pacific islander, nineteen percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, fifty-seven percent white per non-hispanic, three percent non-resident alien, five percent race per ethnicity unreported, sixteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-four percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-two percent in top half of graduating class, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-nine percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. In addition, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Virginia Commonwealth University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.

This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as center for environmental life sciences. Indeed, the school is located 100 miles from Washington, DC.Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, seventy-two percent of first-year students live in college housing, twenty-four percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, fifteen-JUN deadline for housing deposit, two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.

Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics

The Rams are a member of NAIA , NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Club and Women’s Club Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Club Wrestling