Virginia Commonwealth University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public research university in Richmond, VA (city setting), with 21,205 undergraduates (65% women). It admitted 93% of 19,052 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1030–1270 on the SAT and 22–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $62,551 a year for out-of-state students and $39,967 in-state; aided first-year students paid $22,852 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 65% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in visual & performing arts, business, psychology. The campus reported 3.04 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Virginia Commonwealth University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,233 in-state · $38,817 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 81 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Virginia Commonwealth University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Virginia Commonwealth University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic 10 Conference | 34 | 6 over | 5 | $1.2M | $34,420 | 995 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 42 | 8 over | 4 | $1.7M | $40,807 | 976 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 13 | room 2 | 8 | $7.8M | $602,223 | 966 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $4.3M | $284,625 | 982 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic 10 Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic 10 Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic 10 Conference | 24 | room 3 | 1 | $1.4M | $57,190 | 993 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $687k | $85,930 | 985 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic 10 Conference | 31 | room 7 | 3 | $1.2M | $40,315 | 995 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic 10 Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $1.3M | $41,254 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $760k | $95,062 | 991 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $631k | $78,905 | 990 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic 10 Conference | 90 | 45 over | 1 | $1M | $11,283 | 985 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic 10 Conference | 99 | 54 over | 1 | $1.5M | $14,863 | 991 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $1.5M | $100,610 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.