Virginia Commonwealth University
26.5 applicants for every seat, up from 10.5 in 2000.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
26.5 applicants per seat in 2025 (10.5 in 2000), above the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
7.1% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 6.7% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.77 in 2025, up from 3.28 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 35% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What VCU costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students: $277,574, or $424,362 out-of-state. That ranks #39 most expensive of 69 schools for in-state students and #21 out-of-state. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition, in-state | Tuition, out-of-state | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $48,158 | $84,855 | $23,804 |
| 2nd | $48,158 | $84,855 | $22,333 |
| 3rd | $48,158 | $84,855 | $19,956 |
| 4th | $48,158 | $84,855 | $18,849 |
| Total | $277,574 | $424,362 | incl. fees |
63% of the 2025-26 first-year class are Virginia residents.
First-year tuition and fees
In-state cost is up 99% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Where VCU's students come from
1,368 matriculants from 36 states and territories. 67% were Virginia residents.
- Virginia91566.9%
- North Carolina856.2%
- Florida826%
- Georgia413%
- Utah413%
- Maryland292.1%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,574 | 366 | 183 | 97 | 7.1% | 430 | 3.77 | 3.70 |
| 2024 | 2,188 | 353 | 199 | 97 | 9.1% | 21.5 | 3.78 | 3.74 |
| 2023 | 1,961 | 356 | 211 | 99 | 10.8% | 21.7 | 3.70 | 3.60 |
| 2022 | 2,013 | 340 | 210 | 97 | 10.4% | 21.3 | 3.62 | 3.54 |
| 2021 | 2,207 | 374 | 226 | 96 | 10.2% | 21.8 | 3.66 | 3.58 |
| 2020 | 2,274 | 2,188 | 228 | 96 | 10.0% | 20.1 | 3.53 | 3.44 |
| 2019 | 2,408 | 360 | 250 | 101 | 10.4% | 21 | 3.63 | 3.51 |
| 2018 | 1,670 | 316 | 214 | 96 | 12.8% | 21 | 3.70 | 3.60 |
| 2017 | 2,170 | 333 | 210 | 98 | 9.7% | 20 | 3.70 | 3.60 |
| 2016 | 2,123 | 357 | 95 | 98 | 4.5% | 20.1 | 3.52 | 3.43 |
| 2015 | 2,368 | 296 | 209 | 95 | 8.8% | 20 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 2014 | 2,354 | 356 | 269 | 98 | 11.4% | 20.1 | 3.63 | 3.59 |
| 2013 | 2,363 | 264 | 187 | 98 | 7.9% | 19.9 | 3.57 | 3.51 |
| 2012 | 2,540 | 284 | 97 | 97 | 3.8% | 20 | 3.57 | 3.50 |
| 2011 | 2,512 | — | 168 | 96 | 6.7% | 19 | 3.63 | 3.59 |
| 2010 | 2,537 | 320 | — | 95 | — | 19 | 3.60 | 3.53 |
| 2009 | 2,551 | — | — | 103 | — | 19 | 3.50 | 3.44 |
| 2008 | 2,570 | 256 | — | 102 | — | 19 | 3.52 | 3.49 |
| 2007 | 2,287 | 265 | — | 90 | — | 19 | 3.47 | 3.43 |
| 2006 | 1,899 | 224 | — | 90 | — | 19 | 3.36 | 3.25 |
| 2005 | 1,506 | 252 | — | 90 | — | 19 | 3.34 | 3.24 |
| 2004 | 1,183 | 275 | — | 90 | — | 18 | 3.34 | 3.25 |
| 2003 | 353 | 353 | — | 89 | — | 18.2 | 3.30 | 3.29 |
| 2002 | 754 | 754 | — | 89 | — | 18.96 | 3.31 | 3.22 |
| 2001 | 711 | 711 | — | 83 | — | 18.27 | 3.32 | 3.23 |
| 2000 | 870 | 870 | — | 83 | — | 17.8 | 3.28 | 3.20 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.