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The bachelor's program at VCU was ranked #197 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #5 in Virginia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Virginia Commonwealth University handed out 282 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is an increase of 8% over the previous year when 260 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in engineering from VCU. This makes it the #250 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 23 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Of the 282 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VCU, about 78% were men and 22% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at VCU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 54% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 44 |
Black or African American | 32 |
Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
White | 151 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 13 |
Other Races | 26 |
The engineering program at VCU awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 71% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 15 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 1 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 106 |
Biomedical Engineering | 59 |
Chemical Engineering | 52 |
Electrical Engineering | 47 |
Computer Engineering | 27 |
Other Engineering | 22 |
General Engineering | 13 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 618 |
Physical Sciences | 149 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 76 |
Natural Resources & Conservation | 75 |
Engineering Technologies | 2 |
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