Virginia Union University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Virginia Union University

Virginia Union University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Richmond, Virginia (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,203 students of which 1,272 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Virginia Union University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 98.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 850 and an ACT midpoint of 16. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,235, with published in-state tuition of $17,450 and a Pell grant recipient share of 68.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $29,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 39.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.6%. Graduates earn a median of $38,275 ten years after enrolling, compared with $27,977 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 90800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 42.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.