by our College Data Analytics TeamExplore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, VUU is ranked #2,089 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when VUU held the #2,161 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
VUU is also ranked #56 out of 57 schools in Virginia.
Virginia Union University has an acceptance rate of 81%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 5% of students accepted to VUU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 510. Math scores were between 393 and 480.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Virginia Union University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Virginia Union University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Virginia Union University this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 21% for first-time, full-time students at VUU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Virginia Union University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,209 undergraduates at VUU with 1,069 being full-time and 140 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,642 | $21,930 | $24,444 | $21,366 | $24,205 |
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 VUU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At VUU, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $4,149 a year. That adds up to $16,596 over four years for those students.
Get more details about paying for Virginia Union University.
See which majors at Virginia Union University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Virginia Union University.
Contact details for VUU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 N Lombardy St, Richmond, VA 23220 |
| Phone: | 804-257-5600 |
| Website: | www.vuu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 80 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 27 | $19,354 |
| Criminology | 23 | $30,291 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20 | NA |
| General Biology | 18 | $32,986 |
| Social Work | 16 | NA |
| General Psychology | 12 | $21,626 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 11 | $18,076 |
| Accounting | 6 | NA |
| General Sales & Marketing | 6 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,860 students took at least one online class at Virginia Union University. This is an increase from the 1,648 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,860 | 563 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,648 | 886 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,516 | 1,516 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Virginia Union University.
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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.