Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia 23284
Nicole M. Colomb
Enterprise and Economic Development Executive
Office of Research
Phone: (804) 828-4200
nmcolomb2@vcu.edu
research.vcu.edu
ABOUT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
As one of only 28 public universities with academic medical centers to be designated by the
Carnegie Foundation as a Community Engaged Institution with very high research activity,
Virginia Commonwealth University has cemented its reputation as one of the nation’s top 50
public research universities.
Located in Richmond, Va., VCU boasts more than $248 million in funded research, as well as 33
graduate programs ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report. VCU offers comprehensive
undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and first-professional programs — enrolling more than
31,000 students — and encompasses one of the largest academic health centers in the U.S.
VCU and the VCU Health System have been honored with more than a decade of national
recognition by U.S. News & World Report, including being ranked a No. 1 hospital in Virginia for
the past two years. The university and its medical center also regularly receive recognition by
local, regional and national guides to the best hospitals, best doctors and best places to work,
and professional societies and journals.
Through collaborations with local businesses and
industry and government agencies, VCU has sparked a
surge of economic development for the region. For its
record of successful university-community
partnerships, VCU received the Carnegie Foundation’s
community-engaged designation and earned a spot, for
the seventh consecutive year, on the U.S. President’s
Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
National rankings
• The VCU School of the Arts is ranked the No. 1 public university visual arts and design
graduate program by U.S. News & World Report. In total, 33 VCU graduate and firstprofessional programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the
nation, including the No. 1-ranked sculpture and nurse anesthesia programs.
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• The Center for Measuring University Performance ranks VCU among the top 50 American
public research universities.
• VCU showed a significant increase in research and development expenditures in both
federal and total spending categories, elevating the university to a top 100 institution in
both of these prestigious National Science Foundation rankings.
• In 2013, U.S. News & World Report named the VCU Medical Center a No. 1 hospital in
Virginia for the second year in a row, with three programs — nephrology, pediatric
nephrology and orthopaedic surgery — ranking in the top 50 nationally.
• The VCU School of Business was featured in the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review’s
book, “The Best 294 Business Schools.” The business school also was ranked in the top
100 of the Best Undergraduate
Business Programs by U.S. News &
World Report.
• The National Association for Female
Executives ranked the VCU Health
System No. 2 on its list of the 2013
NAFE Top 10 Nonprofit Companies
for Executive Women.
• VCU ranks among the top 50 “Best
Employers for Workers Over 50” in
the U.S. as named by AARP.
Research
In fiscal year 2013, VCU’s externally funded research totaled more than $248 million. To learn
more about VCU’s research activities, please visit research.vcu.edu.
Student enrollment (2012-13)
31,752
Undergraduate tuition and fees (2013-14)
Based on 15 credit hours per semester and 30 credit hours for
the year
Virginia resident: $12,002.28
Nonresident: $29,473.14
Graduate tuition and fees (2013-14)
Based on 9-15 credit hours per semester
Master’s
Virginia resident: $6,001.23
Nonresident: $11,540.73
Doctoral
Virginia resident: $5,134.73
Nonresident: $10,067.73
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Affiliated colleges and schools
College of Humanities and Sciences
School of Mass Communications
School of World Studies
School of Allied Health Professions
School of the Arts
School of Business
School of Dentistry
School of Education
School of Engineering
School of Government and
Public Affairs, L. Douglas
Wilder
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
School of Social Work
VCU da Vinci Center
VCU Graduate School
VCU Life Sciences
Branch campuses and satellite locations
Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences
VCU Medical Center at Stony Point
VCU School of the Arts in Qatar
VCU School of Medicine Inova Fairfax Campus
VCU School of Pharmacy Inova Campus
VCU School of Pharmacy U.Va. Campus
Number of degrees conferred (2012-13)
Baccalaureate: 4,688
Master’s: 1,658
Doctorate: 324
First professional: 434
Certificate: 268
Selected degrees offered
Selected business and other degrees
Accounting
Accountancy
Business
Business Administration
Economics
Financial Technology
Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness
Information Systems
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Selected engineering degrees
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical and Life Sciences Engineering
Computer Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Selected sciences and related degrees
Addiction studies
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biology
Biostatistics
Chemical biology
Chemistry
Clinical and translational sciences
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Clinical Radiation Sciences
Dental Hygiene
Dentistry
Environmental Studies
Epidemiology
Forensic Science
Health Related Sciences
Integrative Life Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Medical Physics
Microbiology and Immunology
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
Nursing
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology and Toxicology
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