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Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University

https://www.vsu.edu

Repayment outcome

50.4%

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

Money

$20,000–$49,800

middle 50% · median $34,400

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

$13,399

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$17,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$20,075

Default rate

13.7%

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. Education$63,005
  2. Computer Science$59,033
  3. Engineering$53,571
  4. Math & Statistics$41,193
  5. Liberal Arts$37,424
  6. Public Admin$33,281
  7. Business$32,382
  8. Engineering Tech$31,781
  9. Family Sciences$30,141
  10. Criminal Justice$28,816
  11. Biology$28,055
  12. Comm. Tech$26,147
  13. Psychology$25,967
  14. Communication and Media Studies.$25,615
  15. Social Sciences$24,410
  16. Visual & Performing Arts$21,964

Academics

Acceptance

94.6%

Avg SAT

811

Enrollment

5,023

What students study

19 fields offered

Business

17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Education11.3%
  2. 03Criminal Justice11.1%
  3. 04Psychology9.3%
  4. 05Communications8.3%
  5. 06Social Sciences5.6%
  6. 07Public Admin5.3%
  7. 08Liberal Arts3.9%
  8. 09Engineering Tech3.7%
  9. 10Family Sciences3.5%
  10. 11Biology3.5%
  11. 12Interdisciplinary3.2%
  12. 13Engineering2.8%
  13. 14Visual & Performing Arts2.6%
  14. 15Agriculture1.9%
  15. 16English & Literature1.8%
  16. 17Physical Sciences1.5%
  17. 18Computer Science1.2%
  18. 19History1.2%
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