Virginia Union University Business Programs

Virginia Union University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The location of VUU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Virginia Union University?

Contact details for VUU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 N Lombardy St, Richmond, VA 23220
Phone:	804-257-5600
Website:	www.vuu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/Virginia.Union
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/VAUnion1865

How Do I Get Into VUU?

You can apply to VUU online at: my.vuu.edu/ICS/Admissions/Undergraduate_Admissions.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online_2.0

Admission Requirements for VUU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into VUU?

VUU has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to VUU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 390 and 480. Math scores were between 370 and 460.

VUU received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 18. Math scores were between 15 and 18. Composite scores were between 13 and 17.

Can I Afford Virginia Union University?

The overall average net price of VUU is $11,055. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At VUU, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $6,960 a year. That adds up to $27,840 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at VUU is 11.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Virginia Union University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,209 undergraduate students at VUU, with 1,069 being full-time and 140 being part-time.

There are also 307 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,069 full-time undergraduates at VUU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Union University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	983
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	9
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Union University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at VUU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Virginia Union University

In 2019-2020, 1,516 students took at least one online class at the school.

Virginia Union University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations	10	10
General Business Administration and Management	9	9
Accounting	4	4
Finance	2	2
TOTAL	25	25

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.