Virginia Union University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
1,203 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 75.2%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassLiberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- University of Richmond4.9 mi
- Glen Allen10 mi
- Ashland13.8 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 Union University, the largest reported group is Black (75.4%), followed by Two or more races (2.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| Black | 75.4% | 73.9% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 0.6% | 15.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Non-resident | 1.3% | 0% |
| Unknown | 18.4% | 3.9% |
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- 98%Virginia Union University admitted 3,757 of 4,006 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 7.7%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 289 of 3,757.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $44,816median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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