Engineering is a program of study at Virginia Commonwealth University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at VCU was ranked #251 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #7 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for VCU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at VCU paid an average of $1,135 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $423 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $12,179 | $32,827 |
Fees | $2,531 | $3,221 |
Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,504 | $11,504 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,283 | $5,283 |
Learn more about VCU tuition and fees.
VCU does not offer an online option for its engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VCU Online Learning page.
About 27.7% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.
Around 45.0% of engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at VCU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 49 |
Black or African American | 28 |
Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 113 |
International Students | 30 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Biomedical Engineering | 55 |
Chemical Engineering | 37 |
Computer Engineering | 36 |
Electrical Engineering | 28 |
Mechanical Engineering | 104 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.