Fast Facts

Location: Petersburg, VA

Enrollment: 4584 total students, 419 graduate or professional degree program students

Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Public Land Grant University: $48 M endowment

Regional Comprehensive University: Professors invest significant time into working with undergraduate students, as well as graduate degree program students

Athletics: NCAA Division II with football. Their athletic teams compete in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Financial Outcomes for Students: Data suggests marginally acceptable Return On Investment (ROI) for graduates of Virginia State University.

Average Freshman ACT: 18

Percentage of Students Receiving Pell Grants: 72%

Percentage of Students Living on Campus: 63%

Most Popular Degree Programs: Criminal Justice, Psychology, Physical Education, Mass Communications, Business Administration, Biology, Social Work

Distinguished Alumni: Miss USA, Deshauna Barber; US Ambassador to Jamaica, Pamela Bridgewater; Hip Hop group, DAS EFX; first member of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, Hector Martinez Munoz