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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Virginia State is ranked #1,843 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Virginia State held the #2,055 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 57 colleges in Virginia, Virginia State is ranked at #50.
Virginia State University has an acceptance rate of 90%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Virginia State.
About 18% of students accepted to Virginia State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 530. Math scores were between 400 and 500.
The student to faculty ratio at Virginia State is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Virginia State University is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Virginia State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Virginia State this rate is 28%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Virginia State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,659 undergraduates at Virginia State with 3,507 being full-time and 152 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,078 | $13,261 | $17,080 | $19,345 | $21,899 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Virginia State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Virginia State, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $7,066 a year. That adds up to $28,264 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Virginia State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Virginia State University.
Contact details for Virginia State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806 |
| Phone: | 804-524-5000 |
| Website: | www.vsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 72 | $34,604 |
| General Psychology | 69 | $28,513 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 51 | $26,547 |
| Business Administration & Management | 50 | $30,480 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 37 | $23,897 |
| General Biology | 31 | $28,169 |
| Student Counseling | 28 | NA |
| Sociology | 27 | NA |
| Computer Science | 25 | NA |
| Social Work | 24 | $28,527 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 48 students took at least one online class at Virginia State University. This is an increase from the 34 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 48 | 48 |
| 2021-2022 | 34 | 34 |
| 2020-2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Virginia State University.
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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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