unitid 234164 · Richmond, VA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Virginia Union University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,201
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
98%
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,203
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
69%
undergrads on Pell grants
92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
34%
finish within 150% time
16th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$29,075
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,235
after aid, aided students
16th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,275
after entry, Title IV students
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$29,000
97th pctl among private nonprofit 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 $11,424 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $26,681
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $17,450
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.3× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 44 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 20 | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 14 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 12 | $43,899 | $33,700 |
| Criminology. | 12 | $48,498 | $31,450 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 12 | $42,012 | $29,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 11 | $36,236 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 10 | $31,507 | $31,000 |
| Public Health. | 9 | — | — |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | 8 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 8 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 7 | — | — |
— 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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- net
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.