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	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into VUU?

VUU has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% 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 383 and 458. Math scores were between 373 and 435.

VUU received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 16. Math scores were between 14 and 18. Composite scores were between 14 and 17.

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.

The student loan default rate at VUU is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 1,648 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.