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Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA · Public · 5,074 students · mostly bachelor degrees
42nd-cheapest of 108 Virginia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$15,840
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$27,661
Graduation rate
39%
Admission rate
89%
Median graduate earnings
$45,543
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,500
Average SAT
948
Median ACT
18
Pell grant recipients
72%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
67 programsComputer Software Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree$89,702Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$80,902Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Graduate/Professional Certificate8 grads/yr$74,873Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$72,734Accounting · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$72,375College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$66,322Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$60,276Hospitality Administration/Management, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$56,476Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$54,395Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$53,709Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$53,398General Studies · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$50,015Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree51 grads/yr$49,764Social Work · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$49,615Agriculture, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$48,778Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$48,624Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$48,362Family Resource Management Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$46,514Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$44,002Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$40,896Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$40,432Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$37,861
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.