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Virginia Union University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Richmond, VA
Population 1,100,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,153
Men / Women 48% / 52%
Black 92%
Mixed 2%
Hispanic 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
White 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 47%
Business & Economics 21%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Education 6%
Arts 3%
Professional 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $17,450
Est. Cost of Attendance $29,075
10-Year ROI $59,000
ROI Percentile 9th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 850 – 885

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Virginia Union University 144 43% / 57% 5% $40,942
Computer Science and Engineering 3 67% / 33% 33%
Computer and Information Science 10 70% / 30% 0% $46,713
Physics
Biology 9 33% / 67% 22% $43,464
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 50%
Health Sciences 3 33% / 67% 0%
Accounting 5 80% / 20% 20% $40,050
Business Administration 15 60% / 40% 13% $41,596
Business Statistics 3 67% / 33% 0%
Finance 2 50% / 50% 0%
Sales and Marketing 5 80% / 20% 0%
Criminology 20 15% / 85% 0% $48,018
English 2 0% / 100% 0%
History 7 29% / 71% 0%
Mass Communication 15 67% / 33% 0% $31,195
Political Science
Psychology 16 31% / 69% 0% $35,877
Social Work 8 0% / 100% 0%
Biology Teacher Education
Elementary Education 3 33% / 67% 0%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Secondary Education 5 40% / 60% 0%
Special Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
Art History and Criticism
Fine Arts 1 0% / 100% 0%
Music 4 75% / 25% 0%
Cyber Operations 5 40% / 60% 0%