Virginia Union 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 Union University is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, VA (city setting), with 1,170 undergraduates (51% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 98% of 2,771 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 750–1010 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $29,432 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $20,207 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 41% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, psychology. The campus reported 2.03 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 Union University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,880
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Virginia Union 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 Union University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 28 | — | 1 | $614k | $21,931 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 21 | — | 1 | $517k | $24,618 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10 | — | 1 | $17k | $1,669 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 11 | — | 1 | $15k | $1,379 | — | |
| Football | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 113 | — | 10 | $1.6M | $14,312 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 5 | — | 2 | $125k | $24,996 | — | |
| Softball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 19 | — | 1 | $207k | $10,908 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 9 | — | 1 | $37k | $4,161 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 30 | — | 3 | $27k | $904 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18 | — | 3 | $19k | $1,082 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 14 | — | 1 | $157k | $11,206 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.