Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
About
Virginia State University (VSU or Virginia State) is a public historically Black land-grant university in Ettrick and Colonial Heights, Virginia, United States. Founded on March 6, 1882 (1882-03-06), Virginia State developed as the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for Black Americans. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$23,404
- Estimated total for international students
- US$41,324
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$10,418
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$28,338
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,074
- Graduate students
- 481
- International undergraduates
- 1%
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 89%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 440–550 · Maths 400–520
- ACT
- 14–20
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 37%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$49,358
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (66)
Bachelor's degrees37 subjects
Master's degrees19 subjects
Doctoral degrees2 subjects
Undergraduate certificates5 subjects
Graduate certificates3 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.