COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 234030PUBLIC

RICHMOND, VA

Virginia Commonwealth University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$23,433Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate64.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$64,703working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,703
Median earnings 5 years after completion$61,414

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$17,512
$30,001–48,000$17,777
$48,001–75,000$20,925
$75,001–110,000$24,691
$110,001+$32,739

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion64.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention85.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients31.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share38.8%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid27.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,934federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates20,753IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate92.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,500

6,302 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

26 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$118,521 earnings · $19,050 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$88,410 earnings · $22,235 debt →Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · 219 working graduates$87,219 earnings · $24,364 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 248 working graduates$86,661 earnings · $26,250 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$78,631 earnings · $24,350 debt →Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherBachelor's Degree · 133 working graduates$72,239 earnings · $21,500 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 196 working graduates$68,622 earnings · $21,500 debt →MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$68,457 earnings · $27,000 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 432 working graduates$68,387 earnings · $23,750 debt →ChemistryBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$67,439 earnings · $21,872 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 192 working graduates$62,182 earnings · $21,376 debt →Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$61,395 earnings · $26,975 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 391 working graduates$59,968 earnings · $24,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 356 working graduates$59,442 earnings · $26,901 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 276 working graduates$58,792 earnings · $23,250 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 253 working graduates$58,420 earnings · $21,712 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 216 working graduates$55,855 earnings · $25,125 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$55,288 earnings · $25,000 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 376 working graduates$53,575 earnings · $25,937 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$53,186 earnings · $23,750 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$53,122 earnings · $26,285 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 518 working graduates$51,440 earnings · $23,199 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$50,217 earnings · $23,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$45,844 earnings · $22,750 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$43,690 earnings · $23,374 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$37,958 earnings · $26,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.