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Virginia State University

Virginia State University
1 Hayden Drive
Petersburg, VA 23806

Official telephone: (804) 524-5000
Fax number: (804) 524-5055
Website: https://www.vsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,829
Full-time undergraduates: 4,578
Part-time undergraduates: 251
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
91.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Hispanic/Latino
2.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Nonresident Alien
4.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 236 acres
Nearest major city: Richmond

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 82%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1400
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
AbstraKt Entertainment; Golden Key Honor Society; The Betterment of Brothers and Sisters; Diversified Virtue Entertainment; Sankofa

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's golfyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's bowling NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; football; tennis; volleyball; track and field

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Richmond International

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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