College Receipt

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public college in Richmond, VA. Its average net price is $25,037 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$18,927
$30,001 to $48,000$18,347
$48,001 to $75,000$20,373
$75,001 to $110,000$27,067
$110,001 and up$38,273
$17,490Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$40,654Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,037Average Net Price
$19,862Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,290Books and Supplies
$6,906Other Expenses
35.8%Students on Pell Grants
41.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

92.6%Acceptance Rate
520 to 650SAT Reading, Middle Half
490 to 620SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,760
8 years after entry$59,750
10 years after entry$64,442
64.7%Graduation Rate
85.3%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Richmond, VALocation
Midsize citySetting
20,753Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$62,986 Small program - rough guide n=78$22,750 Small program - rough guide n=76
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$76,696 Small program - rough guide n=63$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=55
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$40,946 Small program - rough guide n=58$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=38
Biology$35,052 n=334$20,500 n=347
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$56,975 Small program - rough guide n=32$15,250 Small program - rough guide n=31
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$50,122 Small program - rough guide n=32$15,363 Small program - rough guide n=46
Business and Commerce$54,755 n=302$19,500 n=261
Business/Managerial Economics$57,550 Small program - rough guide n=45Not published
Chemical Engineering$83,334 Small program - rough guide n=49$27,500 Small program - rough guide n=38
Chemistry$45,179 Small program - rough guide n=84$21,636 Small program - rough guide n=92
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$72,444 Small program - rough guide n=57$19,464 Small program - rough guide n=44
Communications$41,953 n=279$20,500 n=221
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$82,745 n=130$20,408 n=147
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry$24,265 National median for this major n=63Not published
Criminal Justice$42,112 n=232$21,500 n=217
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$69,638 National median for this major n=3,591Not published
Design and Applied Arts$34,780 n=359$22,294 n=366
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$28,887 Small program - rough guide n=64$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=62
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$83,487 Small program - rough guide n=42$26,250 Small program - rough guide n=35
English Language and Literature, General$38,166 n=119$20,000 n=106
Environmental Conservation$39,999 Small program - rough guide n=61$20,625 Small program - rough guide n=58
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,263 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$29,940 Small program - rough guide n=62$19,500 n=116
Finance and Financial Management Services$64,938 Small program - rough guide n=76$19,500 n=100
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
History$44,015 Small program - rough guide n=53$23,372 Small program - rough guide n=74
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$52,084 n=142$22,500 n=115
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Information Science/Studies$62,422 n=223$20,382 n=203
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Marketing$47,969 n=148$19,375 n=142
Mathematics$59,078 Small program - rough guide n=48$14,173 Small program - rough guide n=35
Mechanical Engineering$74,615 n=127$22,500 n=105
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$48,106 n=311$23,200 n=195
Music$37,008 Small program - rough guide n=45$26,874 Small program - rough guide n=42
Natural Sciences$42,836 Small program - rough guide n=86$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=84
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$45,615 n=214$19,750 n=166
Psychology$38,562 n=507$20,000 n=634
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$80,739 n=304$27,000 n=273
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,178 Small program - rough guide n=68$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=67
Social Work$36,945 Small program - rough guide n=70$22,000 n=120
Sociology$34,339 Small program - rough guide n=77$20,411 Small program - rough guide n=91
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$29,226 Small program - rough guide n=77$22,734 Small program - rough guide n=64
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$40,189 n=354$22,750 n=413
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Urban Studies/Affairs$44,334 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published

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