by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Virginia Union University, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The full cost of attending Virginia Union University works out to about $34,960.00 for a single academic year.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $17,450.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $17,510.00 |
| Total cost | $34,960.00 |
| That is 7% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $34,960.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$15,840.00 |
| Net price | $19,120.00 |
| That is 42% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $34,960.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$17,651.00 |
| Net price | $17,309.00 |
| That is 47% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on tuition and fees and living costs. |
The reported cost series has been increasing at about 9.0% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| Freshman year | $18,868.00 | $20,842.00 | $38,109.00 |
| Senior year | $24,439.00 | $26,996.00 | $49,360.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $86,293.00 | $95,322.00 | $174,292.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $32,875.00 | $36,314.00 | $66,399.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $993.00 | $1,097.00 | $2,006.00 |
| Total amount paid | $119,168.00 | $131,636.00 | $240,691.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| Freshman year | $18,868.00 | $20,842.00 | $38,109.00 |
| Senior year | $20,567.00 | $22,719.00 | $41,541.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $39,435.00 | $43,561.00 | $79,649.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $15,023.00 | $16,595.00 | $30,344.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $454.00 | $501.00 | $917.00 |
| Total amount paid | $54,459.00 | $60,156.00 | $109,993.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net-price section.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $13,235.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $19,580.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $17,272.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $20,536.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,097.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,665.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $21,677.00 |
Use Virginia Union University Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the grants & scholarships detail.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Virginia Union University stands at $22,500.00, placing the school in the Moderate ($20-30k) burden tier.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,750.00 |
| 25th | $6,250.00 |
| Median (50th) | $22,500.00 |
| 75th | $29,419.00 |
| 90th | $40,000.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $22,500.00 |
| Middle income | $22,650.00 |
| High income | $21,000.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $1,500.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $22,650.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $18,250.00 |
First-gen borrowers at Virginia Union University graduate with $4,400.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Virginia Union University comes to $5,375.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The federal default-rate classification for Virginia Union University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 20.8% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Virginia Union University come to $296,771,971.00 over 11,819 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 24 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $11,454.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the college veterans page.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Virginia Union University, think through the questions below:
Explore the related pages below for a deeper look at the cost picture:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.