Virginia Commonwealth University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Virginia Commonwealth University is 19:1, and the school has 34.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Virginia Commonwealth University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Visual and Performing Arts; Health Professions and Related Programs; Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 85.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Mathematics English (including composition) Sciences (biological or physical) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	19:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 15% Visual and Performing Arts 14% Health Professions and Related Programs 9% Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 8% Psychology 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	B.A. in Political Science/M.P.A.; B.S. to Ph.D in Nursing; B.S./M. Envs.; B.S./M.Bin; B.S./M.S. Clinical Laboratory Sciences; B.S./M.S. In Bioinformatics; B.S./M.S. in Computer Science; B.S./M.S. in Forensic Science; B.S./M.S. in Physics; B.S./M.S. in Sociology; Certificae in Aging Studies/M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling; Certificate in Aging Studies/ Pharm D; Certificate in Aging Studies/M.S.O.T.; Certificate in Aging Studies/M.S.W.; Certificate in Aging Studies/Post-Professional M.S. in Occupational Therapy; Chemical Physics Track in Ph.D. in Chemistry Program; Fast Track M.B.A./M.S. In Information Sciences - Information Technology Mgmt.; M.B.A/M.S. in Information Systems; M.D./M.H.A.; M.D./M.P.H.; M.D./Ph.D. Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biochem Human Genetics, Microbiology &; M.D./Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering; M.H.A.(VCU)J.D. (University of Richmonds T.C. Williams School of Law); M.P.A. (VCU)/J.D. (University of Richmond's TC Williams School of Law); M.S. Patient Counsel.(VCU)/M.Div. VA Union Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology & Baptist Theolo; M.S. in Criminal Justice(VCU)/M.D.V.(Baptist Theological Seminary. VA Union Samuel DeWitt Proctor Sc; M.S. in Genetic Counseling/Ph.D. in Human Genetics; M.S. in Nursing/M.P.H.; M.S./Ph.D. and D.D.S.; M.S.N.A./D.N.A.P; M.S.W.(VCU)/JD(University of Richmond's TC Williams School of Law; M.S.W./Certificate in Gender Violence Intervention; M.S.W./Certificate in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Intervention; M.S.W./Certificate in Nonprofit Mgmt.; M.S.W./Certification for School Social Work Practice; M.S.W./M.P.H.; M.U.R.P. (VCU)/J.D. (University of Richmond's T.C. Williams School of Law); MBA/M.Ed. in Sports Leadership; MHA/MS-Info Systems; MS in Mass Comm/Master of Literature; Master of Teaching(M.T.) five year program; Molecular Biology&Genetics, Interdiscip Doctoral Curricula Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biochemistry and; Molecular Biology&Gentics Interdiscip Master's Curricula w/Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biochemistry; Neuroscience, Interdiscip. Docutural curricula w/Anatomy&Neurobiology,Biochemistry; Pharm.D./M.B.A.; Pharm.D./M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Pharm.D./Ph.D. in Anatomyand Neurobiology, Biochemistry Human Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology,; Physical Therapy Track in Ph.D. in Physiology Program; Physical Therapy track in Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neurobiology; R.N.-M.S. track in M.S. in Nursing Program
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	85%
4-year graduation rate	27

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data