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Statement · Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $13,220 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $27,661.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $45,543 ten years after entering, the 36th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 39% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
5,347

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $27,661 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $13,220 and $25,508 a year depending on income at Virginia State University.

Statement of cost · Virginia State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$27,661
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$13,220
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,840
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$10,043

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $13,220; $30–48k: $14,758; $48–75k: $19,463; $75–110k: $22,223; over $110k: $25,508. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$13,220
$30k–$48k$14,758
$48k–$75k$19,463
$75k–$110k$22,223
Over $110k$25,508

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $45,543; the median graduate who borrowed owes $26,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$33,630
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$39,572
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
36th percentile among public 4-years
$45,543
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
96th percentile among public 4-years
$26,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$17,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $33,630; 8 yrs after entry: $39,572; 10 yrs after entry: $45,543. Median graduate debt: $26,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $26,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$33,630
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$39,572
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$45,543
Median graduate debt$26,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Virginia State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree76$50,956$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree68$46,108$30,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree51not reported$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree49$45,992$28,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree41$42,669$30,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree29not reported$26,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree27not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree24not reportednot reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree24not reported$27,127
MarketingBachelor's Degree22not reported$27,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree20not reportednot reported
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree20$78,831$27,500
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Social WorkBachelor's Degree20$50,442$31,000
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree18$56,816not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree18not reported$27,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree17not reported$42,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree15not reported$31,000
Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's Degree14not reported$25,545
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree14$49,029$31,000
MathematicsBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degreenot reported$90,563not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate/Professional Certificate8not reportednot reported
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree12not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degreenot reportednot reported$26,500
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree12not reportednot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree8not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Virginia State University: 5,074 undergraduates; 72% of students receive Pell grants; 89% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

89%

65th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

5,074

51st percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

72%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

98th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

39%

finish within 150% of normal time

37th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

34%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$30,103

41st percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k41%
  • $30k–$48k22%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k41%
$30k–$48k22%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.