Student Population at VCU
Total Enrollment
28,082
Undergraduate
20,958
Graduate
7,124
Online Enrollment
2,680
Men Students
10,044
Women Students
18,038
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 28,082 students have enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University - 20,958 undergraduate and 7,124 graduate.
By gender, 10,044 male and 18,038 female students are attending Virginia Commonwealth University. By attendance status, there are 23,167 full-time students and 4,915 part-time students.
The number of students at Virginia Commonwealth University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Virginia.
Virginia Commonwealth University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,680 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Virginia Commonwealth University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 10,044 male and 18,038 female students attending VCU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.56 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at VCU.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 20,958 | 18,265 | 2,693 |
Men | 7,679 | 6,545 | 1,134 |
Women | 13,279 | 11,720 | 1,559 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,124 | 4,902 | 2,222 |
Men | 2,365 | 1,648 | 717 |
Women | 4,759 | 3,254 | 1,505 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 12,098 White students (43.08%) and 5,248 Black or African American students (18.69%) at Virginia Commonwealth University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 43 | 23 | 20 |
Asian | 3,008 | 1,213 | 1,795 |
Black or African American | 4,307 | 1,434 | 2,873 |
Hispanic | 2,342 | 762 | 1,580 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 34 | 10 | 24 |
White | 8,602 | 3,270 | 5,332 |
Two or More Races | 1,688 | 587 | 1,101 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 484 | 163 | 321 |
Total | 20,958 | 7,679 | 13,279 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Asian | 725 | 246 | 479 |
Black or African American | 941 | 229 | 712 |
Hispanic | 444 | 139 | 305 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 3 |
White | 3,496 | 1,189 | 2,307 |
Two or More Races | 275 | 69 | 206 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 689 | 238 | 451 |
Total | 7,124 | 2,365 | 4,759 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 21,073 students whose age under twenty five and 3,399 students whose age is over thirty years old at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Especially, 251 students are younger than eighteen and 27 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 20,958 | 7,679 | 13,279 |
Under 18 | 251 | 101 | 150 |
18-19 | 7,466 | 2,477 | 4,989 |
20-21 | 7,496 | 2,585 | 4,911 |
22-24 | 3,743 | 1,633 | 2,110 |
25-29 | 1,103 | 522 | 581 |
30-34 | 407 | 177 | 230 |
35-39 | 190 | 77 | 113 |
40-49 | 209 | 76 | 133 |
50-64 | 74 | 23 | 51 |
65 and over | 19 | 8 | 11 |
Total | 20,958 | 7,679 | 13,279 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,124 | 2,365 | 4,759 |
20-21 | 81 | 12 | 69 |
22-24 | 2,036 | 590 | 1,446 |
25-29 | 2,507 | 924 | 1,583 |
30-34 | 1,038 | 396 | 642 |
35-39 | 607 | 203 | 404 |
40-49 | 598 | 177 | 421 |
50-64 | 249 | 59 | 190 |
65 and over | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Total | 7,124 | 2,365 | 4,759 |
Online Student Population
At Virginia Commonwealth University, 18,802 students (66.95% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,680 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,354 students live in Virginia where Virginia Commonwealth University is located in and 158 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 28,082 | 20,958 | 7,124 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,680 | 1,394 | 1,286 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 16,122 | 13,942 | 2,180 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 9,280 | 5,622 | 3,658 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,680 | 1,394 | 1,286 |
Virginia Residents | 2,354 | 1,273 | 1,081 |
Other State in U.S. | 158 | 38 | 120 |
Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 168 | 83 | 85 |