Facts and Figures - VCU Annual Report 2015-16

“Yes” makes us one of America’s premier research universities.

Yes gives opportunity to the students we admit, to the leaders we graduate and to the faculty we celebrate. But our tenacity makes us. Our work defines us. And the proof is in these facts and figures.

Enrollment, graduation and retention

31,242 Student enrollment total

Minority 39.9%

Underrepresented 27.8%

Six-year graduation rate 62.3%

Six-year graduation rate (African American students) 59.7%

Students taking 15 credits or more (first-time freshmen) 84%

First-year retention rates 85.8%

Degrees and certificates

7,810 Total degrees and certificates awarded in FY15

Baccalaureate = 5,212 Master’s = 1,556 Doctoral = 306 First professional = 412 Undergraduate post-baccalaureate certificates = 130 Graduate post-baccalaureate certificates = 174 Graduate post-master’s certificates = 20

Employees

University 11,477

VCU Health System 10,202

Total 21,679

Faculty demographics

7.9^% T&R underrepresented

21.7^% T&R faculty are minority

363 of all tenure and tenure-track faculty are female

364 faculty hires

3,106 Total number faculty (full-time, T&R and A&P)

Athletics

7 Individual A-10 champions

3.02 Cumulative GPA of student-athletes

39 All-conference accolades

4 A-10 championships

173 (64%) Number of student-athletes earning 3.0 GPA or higher

Institutional advancement

Make It Real Campaign for VCU goal: $750,000,000 New philanthropic commitments: $91,845,814

183,067 Total number of living alumni

38.9^% Alumni living in Richmond

Community engagement

VCU students

participating in service work: 12,762

Provided assistance to area schools and community-based organizations 1,462,854 Hours

VCU employees

who used service leave: 1,460

Provided assistance to area schools and community-based organizations 15,486 Hours

community-engaged 64 research projects

carried out by 26 academic units

involved 80 community partners

Research and innovation

Of the $271 million in sponsored awards, $144 million are federally funded grants

Physical capacity

Monroe Park Campus 94.7 acres

MCV Campus 55.5 acres

Other 582 acres

Finances

Total for VCU, VCU Health System and affiliated foundations (2014-15)
Revenues and capital additions $3,720.4 million
Expenditures $3,441.5 million