Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,840per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $10,043published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $22,650published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 948of admitted students
- Average ACT
- 18of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $45,54310 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- Suburb: Large
- Residential character
- Highly residential — most students live on campus
Most common fields of study
- Business & marketing19%
- Homeland security & law enforcement10%
- Education10%
- Psychology9%
- Communication & journalism8%
- Biological & biomedical sciences5%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
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Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s
College Scorecard
and the Equity in Athletics survey.
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