by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Virginia State University was awarded 22 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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Virginia State landed the #2,055 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 63 colleges in Virginia, Virginia State is ranked at #60.
With an acceptance rate of 96%, Virginia State has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 21% 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 510.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Virginia State University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% 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.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Virginia State is 24%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,823 | $16,672 | $19,200 | $20,708 | $22,478 |
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 $7,404 a year. That adds up to $29,616 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Virginia State is 13.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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See which majors at Virginia State University make the most money.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStateUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/VSUTrojans |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 64 | $23,671 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 58 | $21,298 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 50 | $30,745 |
| General Biology | 48 | $29,927 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 44 | $27,185 |
| Business Administration & Management | 36 | $31,564 |
| Social Work | 35 | $29,882 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 29 | NA |
| Computer Science | 23 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 22 | $40,514 |
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 2020-2021, 34 students took at least one online class at Virginia State University. This is an increase from the 4 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 34 | 34 |
| 2019-2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 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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