Facts and Figures

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Fall 2020 Facts & Figures Highlights

Quick Fact 2020-2021

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Student population

• Total student population: 29,417
• Undergraduate: 75.7%
• Graduate: 18.9%
• First Professional: 5.4%
• Female: 63%
• Male: 37%
• Students are from 47 states and 103 countries

Campus Experience

• The one-year retention rate for Fall cohort 2019 was 83.2%
• The Fall 2020 student to faculty ratio was 18:1
• There are 436 student organizations and clubs
• There are 11 schools and three colleges

Research Activity

• One of only 54 universities nationwide to be designated by the Carnegie Foundation
  as “Community Engaged” with “Very High Research Activity”.       

• Top 3 Virginia Research University.
    
• In FY 2020, VCU was awarded $335 million in sponsored research

Medical Campus

• U.S. News and World Report ranked VCU Health as the No. 2 Hospital in Virginia
• VCU has one of the largest academic health centers in the nation

Tuition and Fees

• Resident: $14,710
• Non-resident: $36,048
• $63.9 million awarded in scholarship and financial aid

Alumni

• Living alumni: 199,158
• More than 40% of living alumni reside in Richmond, Virginia