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VCU Demographics & Diversity Report

Below Average Overall Diversity
Below Average Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Below Average Male/Female Diversity
What does the VCU student population look like? College Factual wanted to know the facts so we ran the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and location diversity of college campuses accross the U.S. See how Virginia Commonwealth University fared in our <nil> diversity report.

VCU Student Population

29,070 Total Students
18,734 Undergraduates
4,962 Graduate Students

How Many Students Attend Virginia Commonwealth University?

VCU total enrollment is approximately 29,070 students. 18,734 are undergraduates and 4,962 are graduate students.

VCU Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time VCU undergraduate population is made up of 63% women, and 37% men.

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VCU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

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Race/Ethnicity Number
White 7,754
Black or African American 3,759
Asian 2,831
Hispanic 2,122
Multi-Ethnic 1,479
International 435
Unknown 313
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 13

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VCU Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 63% of full-time grad students are women, and 37% men.

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VCU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

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Race/Ethnicity Number
White 2,451
Asian 670
Black or African American 531
Unknown 521
International 372
Hispanic 253
Multi-Ethnic 158
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1

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Racial/Ethnic Diversity

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities *
High Faculty Racial/Ethnic Diversity

VCU Racial Demographics:

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Race/Ethnicity Number
White 13,090
Black or African American 5,256
Asian 3,954
Hispanic 2,758
Multi-Ethnic 1,905
Unknown 1,067
International 982
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 18

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Virginia Commonwealth University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

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Ethnicity Number of Faculty
White 4,878
Black or African American 1,158
Asian 511
Multi-Ethnic 132
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 3
Hispanic 0
International 0
Unknown 0

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VCU Male/Female Diversity

More Female Students
More Female Teachers
This school is more popular with women than with men.

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There are approximately 18,197 female students and 10,873 male students at VCU.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of VCU is unknown or unavailable.

Faculty Gender Ratio  90.10 out of 100.
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There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

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There are approximately 3,956 female teachers and 3,243 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

7.32% Out of State
2.17% Out of the Country

VCU ranks 1,166 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

7.32% of VCU students come from out of state, and 2.17% come from out of the country.

Student Location Diversity  46 out of 100.
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The undergraduate student body is split among 30 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

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Top 5 States

State Amount
Virginia 3,742
Maryland 74
North Carolina 41
Pennsylvania 29
New Jersey 21

International Students at VCU

Students from 103 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

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High Student Age Diversity

High Student Age Diversity
50.51% Traditional College Age
The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

Student Age Diversity  78.74 out of 100.
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A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At VCU, 50.51% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

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Student Age Group Amount
20-21 7,849
18-19 7,645
22-24 6,551
25-29 4,390
35 and over 2,139
30-34 1,579
Under 18 0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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