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Richmond, VA

Virginia Commonwealth University

https://www.vcu.edu/

Repayment outcome

83.0%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$26,300–$61,100

middle 50% · median $41,800

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$18,354

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$19,125

Sticker price

before any aid

$25,291

Default rate

6.0%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Health Professions$106,935
  2. Computer Science$71,734
  3. Public Admin$49,436
  4. Education$46,688
  5. Parks & Fitness$45,715
  6. Business$44,735
  7. Engineering$41,193
  8. Math & Statistics$41,193
  9. Criminal Justice$35,311
  10. Communication and Media Studies.$33,300
  11. Physical Sciences$32,772
  12. Psychology$30,926
  13. History$30,672
  14. Interdisciplinary$29,141
  15. Foreign Languages$28,960
  16. Visual & Performing Arts$28,753
  17. Biology$25,889
  18. English & Literature$24,962
  19. Social Sciences$23,649
  20. Philosophy$16,953

Academics

Acceptance

69.1%

Avg SAT

1,102

Enrollment

22,049

What students study

19 fields offered

Business

13% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Visual & Performing Arts11.9%
  2. 03Psychology10.5%
  3. 04Criminal Justice7.5%
  4. 05Health Professions7.4%
  5. 06Biology7.0%
  6. 07Social Sciences6.0%
  7. 08Communications5.7%
  8. 09Interdisciplinary4.7%
  9. 10Engineering4.2%
  10. 11English & Literature3.3%
  11. 12Computer Science3.2%
  12. 13Education2.8%
  13. 14History2.5%
  14. 15Physical Sciences2.1%
  15. 16Area Studies1.8%
  16. 17Natural Resources1.6%
  17. 18Public Admin1.6%
  18. 19Foreign Languages1.1%
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