Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Virginia State University · Campus
Petersburg, VA · Suburb · Public · Master's university · the Trojans · Website ↗
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.
Large suburb
Setting
Petersburg, VA
4,829
Undergraduates
+ 361 graduate students
13:1
Student–faculty
Division II median 15:1
71%
Return for year two
Division II median 72%
27%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$13k
Food & housing
on campus · median $12k
The place
- SettingLarge suburb Petersburg, VA
- TypePublic · Master's university
- CalendarSemester
- DesignationsLand-grant · HBCU
- Admissions89% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
4,829
Undergraduates 4,829Graduate students 361
Where first-years come from
72%27%
In state 72%Other states 27%Abroad 1%
Division II median: 75% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
93%
White 3%Black 93%International 1%Not reported 3%
- Women60%
- Full-time95% of undergraduates · median 82%
- First-year class1,448 entered last fall
- Transfers in208 4% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online0% take some classes online 1% fully online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $12,966 | $3,640 | $16,606 |
| Off campus | $15,068 | $4,940 | $20,008 |
| With family | — | $12,826 | $12,826 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division II median for on-campus food and housing is $11,540. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportNot reported
- Campus safety3.69 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division II
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division II campuses
39%22%31%
City 39%Suburb 22%Town 31%Rural 8%
50% of the 300 Division II schools are public; the median has 2,932 undergraduates and a 15:1 student-faculty ratio.
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