Virginia Union University Teaching Programs

Located in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Union University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of VUU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Virginia Union University?

Contact details for VUU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 N Lombardy St, Richmond, VA 23220
Phone:	804-257-5600
Website:	www.vuu.edu

How Do I Get Into VUU?

You can apply to VUU online at: my.vuu.edu/ICS/Admissions/Undergraduate_Admissions.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online_2.0

Admission Requirements for VUU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into VUU?

The acceptance rate at Virginia Union University is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to VUU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 510. Math scores were between 393 and 480.

VUU received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Virginia Union University?

The overall average net price of VUU is $11,055. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At VUU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $5,754 a year. That adds up to $23,016 over four years for those students.

Virginia Union University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,243 undergraduate students at VUU, with 1,092 being full-time and 151 being part-time.

There are also 487 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,092 full-time undergraduates at VUU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Union University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	870
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	8
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	185

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Union University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at VUU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Virginia Union University

In 2022-2023, 1,860 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at VUU has changed over the last few years.

Virginia Union University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education	20	20
General Special Education	1	1
Biology Education	1	1
Mathematics Education	1	1
English & Language Arts Education	0	0
History Education	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0
TOTAL	23	23

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Morgan Riley under License

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