Virginia State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
5,074 students
Larger than 78% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 75.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- South Prince George5.5 mi
- Chester7.7 mi
- Richmond21.8 mi
- University of Richmond24.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Virginia State University, the largest reported group is Black (83.1%), followed by Hispanic (6.2%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 6% |
| Black | 83.1% | 51.2% |
| Hispanic | 6.2% | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.6% |
| White | 2% | 22.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 1.1% | 19.4% |
| Unknown | 2% | 0% |
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Did you know? Virginia State University
- 88.6%Virginia State University admitted 9,587 of 9,978 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 9.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 913 of 9,587.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $14,893average net price after grants for aided students, against $23,404 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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