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#125 Best Value Schools
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#162 National Universities
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#118 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#77 Most Innovative Schools
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#45 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#76 Top Public Schools
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#128 Business Programs
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#120 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
Virginia Commonwealth University is ranked #162 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
42
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
152
Graduation and retention rank
182
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
64%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
85%
Social Mobility Rank
45
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
65%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
69%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
63%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
4
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.9
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
300
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
184
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
81.4%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
81%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
37%
Classes with 50 or more students
15%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
18:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
211
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
17%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
148
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
236
Average alumni giving rate
5.2%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
