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What Outcomes Can You Expect With a Degree From Virginia Commonwealth University ?

How does VCU compare to other colleges with respect to real results?

What Outcomes Can You Expect?

What happened to students who enrolled at this college? Find out how many graduated, how much student loan debt they're stuck with, and how much they get paid on average in their jobs. This can give you valuable insight on what the ROI might be for this school.

Graduation and Retention Rates

Of the 3,510 students that were expected to graduate on-time in 2020 , 2,984 remained at the school past their freshman year, 1,581 graduated on-time (two or four years depending on the degree) and 2,359 within a reasonable time (three or six years or within 150% of the on-time duration).

The vast majority of undergraduates (85.0% ) continued past their freshman year.
A significant percentage of undergraduates ( 45.0% ) completed their degree "on-time" (within two or four years depending on the degree)
The majority of undergraduates (67.0% ) completed their degree in a reasonable time (within three or six years depending on the degree)

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Student Loan Debt

A total of 6,532 Virginia Commonwealth University students entered loan repayment in 2009. After three years, 4.1% of these students ( 271 out of 6,532 ) defaulted on their loans.

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Pay Data

On average, graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University earn about $38,000 in their early career. This is about what might be expected given the mix of majors that are offered at Virginia Commonwealth University .

Learn more about salaries at the majors level at Virginia Commonwealth University .

Return On Your Investment

Want to find out how to make $1,220,000 ?

Check out the return on your investment in an undergraduate degree at Virginia Commonwealth University .

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