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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University
901 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23284-9005


Fax number: (804) 828-1899
Website: https://www.vcu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 21,205
Full-time undergraduates: 18,595
Part-time undergraduates: 2,610
Total graduate students: 7,124
Full-time graduate students: 4,897
Part-time graduate students: 2,227
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
14.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
21.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
40.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% Nonresident Alien
1.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 198 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 97%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 28%
Percent of students who live off campus: 72%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 3085
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyes 
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; crew; equestrian sports; field hockey; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; wrestling; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Richmond International

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