Company description
Virginia Commonwealth University offers Colleges services in Richmond VA, VA area.
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- Mission
- Virginia Commonwealth University is a public research university located in Richmond, Virginia. A diverse, urban university, Virginia Commonwealth University offers its 32,436 students programs in the arts, business, education, engineering, government and public affairs, graduate school, humanities and sciences, mass communications, social work, world studies, medicine, allied health professions, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. VCU is the fastest growing university in Virginia's higher education system. With more than $230 million a year in sponsored research funding, VCU is designated as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation. Eighteen university - approved centers and institutes of excellence - involving faculty from multiple disciplines in public policy, biotechnology and health care discoveries support the University's research mission. Innovative collaborations between the schools and campuses create groundbreaking interdisciplinary programs and build strong networks of students, professors, researchers and community leaders. One example is VCU Life Sciences, a comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and doctoral program involving academic and medical facilities. Both campuses combined, Monroe Park Campus and MCV Campus, VCU consists of 143 acres. The Monroe Park Campus is in the heart of Richmond's Fan District. The MCV Campus, which houses VCU's prestigious health sciences programs and the VCU Medical Center, is located two miles east of the Monroe Park Campus. VCU employs over 18,064 and the total workforce consists of the University faculty, physicians, nurses, administrative and support staff.
- General Information
- Selective, Large School, Public School, Small City, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - High, Total Minority - High, Black Students - High, Asian Students - High, Low Cost, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Accelerated Study, Cooperative Work Experience, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required
- Costs
- In-state tuition and fees: N/A; Out-of-state tuition and fees: N/A
- Campus Description
- Two urban campuses of 60 acres in Richmond.
- Highest Degree Offered
- Doctoral and first-professional
- School Type
- Public, 4-year or above
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Email
- [email protected]
- City Type
- Midsize City
- Selectivity
- selective
- Campus Size
- 60 acres
- Academic Calendar
- semester
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Public
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $7725
- Setting
- urban
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $4992
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $9430
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 58.25
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $4734
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 10185
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 17485
- Year Founded
- 1838
- Founded In
- 1838
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $429
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $209
- Graduate Application Fee
- $50
- International Application Fee
- $30
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $40
- Application Fee
- $40
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.vcu.edu/
