Virginia State University

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Published: October 12, 2008

P.O. Box 9018
Petersburg, VA 23806
804-524-5902 or 800-871-7611
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Affiliation - Public

Undergraduate enrollment – 4,516

Full-time faculty – 238 (Fall ’07)

Annual costs* - $13,613; books, $800 Applications - $25 fee; due by May 1 for fall semester, due Oct. 1 for spring semester; notification upon receipt of all documents. Total received 7,592; from Virginia 2,524, of which 1,666 were accepted and 729 enrolled.

Miscellaneous - 94 percent received financial aid, with $10,465 average value; SAT mid-50 percent: 790–940; ACT accepted; average high school GPA 2.9 (Fall ’07)

Most popular majors – Mass communications, management, criminal justice and health and physical education.

Profile – Virginia State University offers 52 baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degree programs and a Certificate of Advanced Study within five schools. VSU’s land grant mission emphasizes the integration of academics and public service through a curriculum balancing the sciences and humanities.