Virginia State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $9,755
In-State Cost of Attendance: $24,173
Out-of-State Tuition: $22,006
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $36,424
Student Debt
Median total debt: $17,500
Students with federal loans: 75.7%
Students with Pell grants: 71.0%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $31,713
After 5 years: $49,774
Majors(33 programs)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(67 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(61 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(59 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(51 graduates)
- Biology, General.(46 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(41 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(31 graduates)
- Social Work.(28 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies.(24 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(23 graduates)
- Marketing.(23 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(21 graduates)
- Computer Science.(18 graduates)
- Agriculture, General.(17 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(17 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(13 graduates)
- Manufacturing Engineering.(12 graduates)
- Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(11 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(10 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(10 graduates)
- Sociology.(10 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(9 graduates)
- Mathematics.(7 graduates)
- History.(7 graduates)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General.(6 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(6 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(5 graduates)
- Chemistry.(5 graduates)
- Music.(4 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(1 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,787 students
Admission Rate: 89.1%
Retention Rate: 71.2%
Graduation Rate: 40.7%
Student Demographics
White (2.6%)
Black (92.9%)
Asian (0.3%)
International (0.6%)
Gender Distribution
Men (40.4%)
Women (59.6%)