Virginia State 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 State University is a public master's university in Petersburg, VA (suburb setting), with 4,829 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 89% of 10,577 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 800–1050 on the SAT and 14–20 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $39,912 a year for out-of-state students and $27,661 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,184 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 41% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 3.69 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II 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 State University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,755 in-state · $22,006 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Virginia State 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 State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Independent | 20 | — | 3 | $270k | $13,495 | — | |
| Baseball | Independent | 30 | — | 1 | $141k | $4,694 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 20 | — | 1 | $948k | $47,423 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | — | 1 | $836k | $55,720 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 132 | — | 1 | $1.8M | $13,844 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 9 | — | 1 | $123k | $13,653 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Peach Belt Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $351k | $10,316 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Gulf South Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $292k | $13,261 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Independent | 26 | — | 1 | $301k | $11,589 | — | |
| Softball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 16 | — | 3 | $191k | $11,918 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Independent | 5 | — | 1 | $9k | $1,742 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 8 | — | 1 | $111k | $13,933 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 96 | — | 6 | $430k | $4,483 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | — | 6 | $363k | $6,258 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 16 | — | 2 | $287k | $17,915 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.