- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Virginia Union University
Richmond, VACity: midsizeZIP 23220Founded 1865
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1865
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.vuu.edu
VirginiaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Virginia Union University
Virginia Union University is a private nonprofit university in Richmond, Virginia, with 1,203 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 28% within six years and costs $29,932 a year after aid.
28%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention67%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share75%
Federal loans78%
$29,932net price / year
98%admission rate
850average SAT
28%graduate in 6 years
$44,816median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,451 of 1,704 for earnings#1,453 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,568 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,446 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $35,614tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $19,660
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,660
- Average net price
- $29,932national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,736
$30,001–48,000$30,676
$48,001–75,000$31,233
$75,001–110,000$31,874
$110,001+$33,826
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 850
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–475
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 400–410
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college28%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college75%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 28%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 43%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,850
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,816middle 50%: $27,171–$64,962
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.5%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,962
Median, Virginia Union University$44,816
Lower quarter$27,171
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,203
- Part-time
- 5.6%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 75%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,874 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,548
- Endowment, end of year
- $31,909,591
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.6%
Hispanic1.3%
Black75%
Asian0.3%
Two or more races2.5%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown18%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Social sciences16%
Psychology9.3%
Public administration & social service9.3%
Military technologies6.8%
Communication & journalism6.2%
Visual & performing arts5.6%
Education4.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 234164. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1814758.