Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a four-year, public school located in Richmond, VA.
It offers 190 graduate programs - 75 Master's, 52 Doctorate, 59 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,252 for in-state and $32,470 for out-of-state students.
A total of 7,254 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 28,464 students at VCU. VCU offers online graduate programs and 1,472 out of 7,254 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
VCU have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division. In addition, you can find VCU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $17,252 for Virginia residents and $32,470 for out-of-state students. It offers 190 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Virginia Commonwealth University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA |
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| Graduate School Students | 7,033 students
1,472 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$17,252
Out-of-State$32,470 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 190 Graduate Programs
75 Master's, 52 Doctorate, 63 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Virginia Commonwealth University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Virginia Commonwealth University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $17,252 and $32,470 for non-Virginia residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $765 for Virginia residents and $1,572 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $13,766 | $28,294 |
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| Fees | $3,486 | $4,176 |
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| Cost per Credit | $765 | $1,572 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $18,254 (On-Campus) / $18,254 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,344 (On-Campus) / $8,486 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $43,100 | $58,318 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $45,242 | $60,460 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $15,200 | $15,518 | $15,754 | $16,753 | $17,252 |
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| Out-of-State | $29,228 | $29,546 | $29,782 | $31,589 | $32,470 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Virginia Commonwealth University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 190 major areas - 75 Master's (16 online programs), 52 Doctorate (5 online programs), 59 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs), 4 Post-Master's. 1,430 students have been conferred Master's degree and 823 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,430 | 823 | 175 | 36 |
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| Men | 450 | 275 | 68 | 5 |
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| Women | 980 | 548 | 107 | 31 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
1 |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Nanotechnology | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
VCU graduate schools have a total of 7,033 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,277 male and 4,756 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 4,817 full-time and 2,216 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,472 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,798 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,342 White, 966 Black, and 720 Asian students are attending at Virginia Commonwealth University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
137 grad students are younger than 22 and 991 students are older than 65. It has 4,541 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,585 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 7,033 |
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| Men | 2,277 |
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| Women | 4,756 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 7,033 |
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| Full-time Students | 4,817 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,216 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 7,033 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 720 |
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| Black | 966 |
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| Hispanic | 472 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 3,342 |
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| Two or more races | 279 |
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| Un-Known | 696 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 7,033 |
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| 21 & Under | 137 |
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| 22-24 | 2,128 |
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| 25-29 | 2,413 |
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| 30-34 | 1,022 |
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| 35-39 | 563 |
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| 40 & Over | 991 |
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Online Population
At Virginia Commonwealth University graduate schools, 1,472 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,798 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 7,254 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,472 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,798 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,984 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,472 |
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| Virginia Resident | 1,277 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 193 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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