Virginia Commonwealth University Computer Science Programs

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution situated in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Virginia Commonwealth University?

Contact details for VCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23284-2512
Phone:	804-828-0100
Website:	www.vcu.edu

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How Do I Get Into VCU?

You can apply to VCU online at: https://www.vcu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for VCU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into VCU?

VCU has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 32% of students accepted to VCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 660. Math scores were between 500 and 630.

VCU received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 33. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

Can I Afford Virginia Commonwealth University?

The overall average net price of VCU is $42,281. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At VCU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,946 a year. That adds up to $31,784 over four years for those students.

Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 21,394 undergraduate students at VCU, with 18,525 being full-time and 2,869 being part-time.

There are also 7,200 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,525 full-time undergraduates at VCU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Commonwealth University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,798
Black or African American	3,798
Hispanic or Latino	2,067
White	7,535
International Students	429
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,898

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Commonwealth University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at VCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at VCU. In 2022-2023, 18,802 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at VCU has changed over the last few years.

Virginia Commonwealth University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Information Science	0	169	7	15	0	191
General Computer & Information Sciences	26	118	3	12	2	161
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer & IS Security	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	26	287	10	27	2	352

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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