Virginia State University Description:
Admissions Data (2010):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 67%
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Average High School GPA: 2.80
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 400 / 480
- SAT Math: 390 / 470
- SAT Writing: 380 / 460
- ACT Composite: 16 / 20
- ACT English: 18 / 21
- ACT Math: 16 / 18
Enrollment (2010):
- Total Enrollment: 5,634 (5,075 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 39% Male / 61% Female
- 93% Full-time
Costs (2010 - 11):
- Tuition and Fees: $6,570 (in-state); $15,136 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,200 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $8,152
- Other Expenses: $1,675
- Total Cost: $17,597 (in-state); $26,163 (out-of-state)
Virginia State University Financial Aid (2009 - 10):
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 90%
- Virginia State Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 86%
- Loans: 87%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $4,503
- Loans: $8,847
Most Popular Majors:
Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 74%
- Transfer Out Rate: 14%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 24%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 41%
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Virginia State University Mission Statement:
"Virginia State University, America's first fully state supported four‑year institution of higher learning for Blacks, is a comprehensive university and one of two land‑grant institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its mission is to promote and sustain academic programs that integrate instruction, research, and extension/public service in a design most responsive to the needs and endeavors of individuals and groups within its scope of influence. Ultimately, the University is dedicated to the promotion of knowledgeable, perceptive, and humane citizens secure in their self‑awareness, equipped for personal fulfillment, sensitive to the needs and aspirations of others, and committed to assuming productive roles in a challenging and ever-changing global society."
