| Name |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Address |
Box 842527
Richmond, VA 23284 |
| Website |
http://www.vcu.edu |
| Email |
ugrad@vcu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
24% |
| Percent Fraternity |
3% |
| Percent Sorority |
3% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
80% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
24% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (78%), apartment for single students (20%), special housing for disabled students (1%), special housing for international students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
8% |
| College Owned Doubles |
21% |
| College Owned Triples |
38% |
| College Owned Apartments |
33% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
13 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
141 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
80% |
| Nearest Airport |
Richmond, Virginia (10), Washington D.C. (109) |
| Nearest Train |
Richmond, Virginia (7) |
| Nearest Bus |
Richmond, Virginia (3) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
10% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
N/A |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Welcome Week, Homecoming, Annual Fall Step Show, Ram Madness, Spring Fest, French Film Festival, Intercultural Festival, Grace Street Festival, VCU Block Party and Career Fair |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
317 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Kappa Delta National Sociology Honor Society, Gamma Theta Upsilon International Geographical Honor Society, Golden Key International Honor Society, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity Alpha Sigma Chapter, Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, Sigma Phi Omega, Epsilon Chapter |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Aletheia Campus Organization, Alive in Christ, Alpha Omega, Association of Muslim Women in America at VCU, Baha'i Unity Club, Catholic Campus Ministry, Chi-Alpha, Christian Medical and Dental Associations, Divine Youth Associates at VCU, Episcopal Campus Ministry, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christian Union, Every Nation Campus Ministries Hillel at VCU, I Am The Life Bible Reading Club of VCU, Impact Christian Fellowship, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Ladder Day Saint Student Association, Lotus Buddhist Group, Muslim Students Association, New Light Campus Ministry, Pentecost Students and Associates, Reformed University Fellowship, ReJoyce in Jesus Campus Fellowship, The Edge, United Methodist Campus Ministry at VCU |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African American Graduate Association, African Student Union, Africana, Black and Latino Student Alliance, Caribbean Student Organization, Chinese Student Association Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Ethiopian Student Union, Filipino Americans Coming Together, German Club, Indian Student Association, Intercultural Dialogue Club, Intercultural Festival Planning Board, Iranian Student Foundation, Korean Unity Gathering, Kuwaiti Students Organization, Latino Student Association, Les Amis, NAACP at VCU, Pakistani American Student Association, South Asian Student Association, SWARAJ, The United Sikh Association of VCU, Vietnamese Student Association |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) See the VCU Student Activities Website for our diverse offerings. http: //www. students. vcu. edu/commons/activities/directory/ |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Commonwealth Times (twice a week), The Vine Student Magazine of VCU (monthly), Millennium Magazine (annual) |
| Num Frats |
11 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
N/A |
| Percent Frat Members |
3% |
| Num Sororities |
13 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority Members |
3% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1838 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
20,508 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
27,979,389 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
30 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
5,383 in-state, 17,318 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
7,960 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, other |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, psychological, birth control, religious, other |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
1,576,602 |
| Num Subscriptions |
16,800 |
| Num Microforms |
3,100,000 |
| Num Audiovisual |
47,000 |
| Num Ebooks |
82,030 |
| Library Facilities |
Community Health Education Ctr. CHEC General Consumer Health Information and Diabetes Resources, Linen Powell Resources Library Cancer Consumer Health Information 2 locations, Charlotte K Roberts Women's Health Resources Center Women and family health consumer health information, Computer Based Instruction Lab course resource for the School of Medicine, VCU Arts Visual Resource Center, VCU Qatar Library, Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center in the school of Education |
| Museums |
Anderson Gallery, Life Sciences Building and School of Engineering |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
Yes |
| Computers Available |
2,500 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
200 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
800 |
| Num Wired Labs |
1,500 |
| Num Wired Other |
4,800 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
1,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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