Applying to Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU's acceptance rate is 93% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 17,579 students applied and 16,348 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into VCU. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 25% with 4,087 enrolled students out of 16,348 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,185 and the ACT score is 25 at VCU.

To apply to VCU, it is required to submit high school GPA and admission test scores. Below tables and charts analyze VCU's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for applying undergraduate school and $65 for graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$65
Admission Information	https://www.vcu.edu/admissions/
Online Application	https://www.vcu.edu/admissions/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2-4 Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 93.00% and the yield is 25.00%. 6,363 men and 11,216 women applied to VCU and 5,727 men and 10,543 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,374 men and 2,741 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	17,579	6,363	11,216
Admitted	16,348	5,727	10,543
Enrolled	4,087	1,374	2,741
Acceptance Rate	93.00%	90.00%	94.00%
Yield	25.00%	23.99%	26.00%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,200 students (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 193 students (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 660 and the 25^th percentile is 550. The SAT Math score is 640 (75^th) and 520 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 29 (75^th percentile) and 20 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	550	660
SAT Math	520	640
ACT Composite	20	29
ACT Math	19	27
ACT English	20	31

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Virginia Commonwealth University are low when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,256, ACT: 77 - public Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Virginia Commonwealth University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

VCU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended