At a glance
Every moment matters at Virginia Commonwealth University. Here are some of our shining moments from 2013-14:
The student experience
- 7,450 degrees awarded
- 329 doctoral, 420 first-professional and 1,611 master’s degrees conferred
- 1,609 students with Latin honors
- 19 Fulbright Scholars awarded since 2011
- 83 percent of freshmen enrolled in 15 or more credits per semester, up from 73 percent last year
- Six-year graduation rate: 57 percent, up from 51.1 percent in 2011
Faculty excellence
- 14 faculty Fulbright scholar awards since 2011
- Six Guggenheim fellows awarded since 2010
- 37 percent female tenure and tenure-track faculty vs. 28 percent nationally
Innovation
- Sponsored research: $262.3 million, up nearly 6 percent from previous year
- Invention disclosures (98), patents filed (138), patents issued (12), copyrights (six), licenses/options (16), research support agreements (26)
- Percent of VCU students with high or moderate interest in starting their own company: 51
- Percent who already have, or initiated: 15
Human health
- No. 1 hospital in Richmond area, U.S. News & World Report
- 12,000+ staff trained in safe behaviors and error-prevention tools since 2008
- 50 percent reduction in serious safety event rate since 2008
- 86 percent reduction in health care-associated infections in ICUs since 2003
- 1,000+ students participate in interprofessional experiences each year
World view
- A top-200 world research university
- 100+ nations represented in VCU’s student body
- 39 agreements with universities and teaching hospitals in 21 nations