unitid 234155 · Petersburg, VA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Virginia State University
- enrollment 2023
- 5,347
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
89%
65th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,074
51st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
72%
undergrads on Pell grants
98th pctl among public 4-years
completion
39%
finish within 150% time
37th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$27,661
79th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,840
after aid, aided students
71st pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,543
after entry, Title IV students
36th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$26,500
96th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $13,220 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k41%
- 30-48k22%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $30,103
- First-generation students
- 34%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,043
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 76 | $50,956 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 68 | $46,108 | $30,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 51 | — | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 49 | $45,992 | $28,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 41 | $42,669 | $30,000 |
| Biology, General. | 29 | — | $26,000 |
| Computer Science. | 27 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 24 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 24 | — | $27,127 |
| Marketing. | 22 | — | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 20 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 20 | $78,831 | $27,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- 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.