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Virginia Commonwealth University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Virginia Commonwealth University has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how VCU fared in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how VCU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Virginia Commonwealth University Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

VCU ranked #189 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places Virginia Commonwealth University among the best 10% of schools in the U.S. for students!

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Virginia Ranking

VCU placed #8 out of 57 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks VCU in the top 10% of schools in the country for students in the state of Virginia! See the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, VCU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	506	95.1%
Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	13	92.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	933	94.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	816	94.2%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	417	92.8%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	535	95.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	371	95.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48	925	94.8%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	883	94.2%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	212	92.9%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147	1,055	86.1%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95	654	85.5%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	244	84.8%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	256	89.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103	959	89.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190	1,187	84.0%
Best Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	64	85.9%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	300	86.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104	571	81.8%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	238	85.3%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112	597	81.2%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	373	84.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	471	80.5%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109	556	80.4%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	12	91.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	7	85.7%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	104	82.7%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90	540	83.3%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	374	82.6%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	124	97.6%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7	227	96.9%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89	481	81.5%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	199	80.9%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	73	94.5%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	164	95.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	2	23	91.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	249	95.2%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	169	79.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126	630	80.0%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	9	88.9%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	8	87.5%
Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	7	85.7%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	4	75.0%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	3	66.7%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	3	66.7%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	1	3	66.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104	502	79.3%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	102	98.0%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148	694	78.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	21	301	93.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102	460	77.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162	609	73.4%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101	437	76.9%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	266	95.9%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87	320	72.8%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	2	26	92.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10	225	95.6%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	231	95.2%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	33	349	90.5%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	68	94.1%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	154	94.8%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	59	93.2%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	2	10	80.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	17	156	89.1%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	70	92.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110	378	70.9%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	22	189	88.4%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	17	142	88.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	30	90.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	59	91.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	20	154	87.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	4	24	83.3%
Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	30	70.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	416	72.8%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81	294	72.5%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	2	11	81.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158	573	72.4%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	103	89.3%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	3	14	78.6%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	46	87.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	115	83.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	4	26	84.6%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	124	87.1%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	90	86.7%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	3	12	75.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	5	23	78.3%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	15	105	85.7%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	3	15	80.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	3	15	80.0%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	116	68.1%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	29	82.8%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	3	11	72.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	28	146	80.8%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	35	82.9%
Best Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	21	81.0%
Best Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	2	7	71.4%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177	558	68.3%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	189	67.7%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	102	84.3%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	15	72	79.2%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7	39	82.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	5	26	80.8%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	114	83.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	27	159	83.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	110	82.7%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	3	12	75.0%
Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	9	33	72.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	69	76.8%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	39	174	77.6%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	5	15	66.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	31	126	75.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	29	100	71.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	34	135	74.8%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	31	71.0%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	24	88	72.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	5	15	66.7%
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	18	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	29	100	71.0%

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