Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Norfolk, VA
Population 1,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,715 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 253 (61%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 300 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,237
Men / Women 33% / 67%
From State 79%
From Region 0%
Athletes 8.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 80%
International 7%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
White 2%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 24 0% / 100% 0% $57,159 64
Family and Consumer Sciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $47,221 38
Elementary Education 10 0% / 100% 0% $57,976 65
Preschool Education 10 0% / 100% 0% $57,976 65
Special Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,928 67
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 331 29% / 71% 1% $49,976 46
Communication 51 43% / 57% 2% $47,754 40
English 6 17% / 83% 0% $45,163 32
History 8 62% / 38% 0% $52,058 52
Interdisciplinary Studies 61 31% / 69% 2% $52,703 53
Political Science 22 18% / 82% 0% $53,879 57
Psychology 97 15% / 85% 0% $51,662 51
Sociology 49 29% / 71% 0% $51,431 50
Art 24 25% / 75% 0% $40,478 19
Music 9 89% / 11% 0% $41,841 22
Theatre 4 50% / 50% 0% $34,933 9
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science, Engineering, and Technology 159 37% / 63% 0% $70,281 83
Electrical Engineering 8 62% / 38% 0% $89,682 95
Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $85,434 93
Computer Science 26 77% / 23% 0% $110,406 99
Information Technology 11 45% / 55% 0% $86,254 94
Chemistry 6 17% / 83% 0% $60,493 70
Mathematics 3 33% / 67% 0% $65,691 78
Physics 2 50% / 50% 0% $68,275 81
Biology 50 16% / 84% 0% $55,026 59
Exercise Science 36 11% / 89% 0% $50,062 46
Computer Engineering Technology 7 86% / 14% 0% $77,706 89
Construction Engineering Technology 9 78% / 22% 0% $84,273 93
Electrical Engineering Technology $78,892 89
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business and Entrepreneurship 112 41% / 59% 1% $59,923 69
Accounting 5 +1 60% / 40% 20% $69,691 82
General Business 107 40% / 60% 0% $59,467 68
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 98 4% / 96% 1% $59,915 69
Nursing 14 0% / 100% 0% $85,561 93
Healthcare Administration 84 5% / 95% 1% $55,641 61
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work 47 9% / 91% 0% $61,044 71
Social Work 47 9% / 91% 0% $61,044 71

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,695
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,067
Est. In-State Cost $13,835
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,839
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 15%
6-Year Graduation Rate 38%
Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 44.5% 343 24% / 76% 1% $52,530 53
Business & Economics 25.4% 196 26% / 74% 1% $58,088 66
Health Sciences 6.5% 50 8% / 92% 0% $60,002 69
Life & Natural Sciences 6.5% 50 16% / 84% 0% $55,026 59
Arts 4.8% 37 43% / 57% 0% $40,210 18
Computer Science 4.8% 37 68% / 32% 0% $103,226 98
Education 2.9% 22 0% / 100% 0% $58,063 66
Professional 2.1% 16 81% / 19% 0% $81,400 91
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 11 27% / 73% 0% $63,326 75
Engineering 1.2% 9 67% / 33% 0% $89,210 95

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $2.0M #247 73% $0.1M
Education $1.6M #193 61% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $1.5M #313 94% $0 2 #214 25 1
Computer Science $1.0M #231 71% $0.1M
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #398 63% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #410 13% $0 5 #275
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $7.0M #343 70% $0.1M 7 #504 25 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 820 – 1030
SAT Math Range 390 – 510
SAT RW Range 430 – 520