Virginia State University Location & Details
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA, United States
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Campus
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA, United States
- Public
- Master's university
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityRichmond, VA · about 21 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- vsu.edu
Colleges nearby
Richard Bland College5.5 miSouth Prince George- Brightpoint Community College7.7 miChester
Virginia Commonwealth University21.8 miRichmond
Virginia Union University22.7 miRichmond- Fortis College-Richmond24.3 miRichmond
University of Richmond24.6 miUniversity of Richmond
Colleges nearby
- Richard Bland College6 mi from Virginia State University
- Brightpoint Community College8 mi from Virginia State University
- Virginia Commonwealth University22 mi from Virginia State University
- Virginia Union University23 mi from Virginia State University
Verified facts
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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Colleges like Virginia State University
- Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA
- Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC
- Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD
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