Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Virginia State is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.9% of undergraduate students being women and 40.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,899, with 2,337 women and 1,562 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Virginia State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.6% of undergraduate students being women and 30.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 401, with 279 women and 122 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 40.1% 1,562 students
- women 59.9% 2,337 students
Graduate Students
- men 30.4% 122 students
- women 69.6% 279 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 93.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,644 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 2.7% of the student body, with 104 students. Asian students represent 0.3% of the population, with 12 students, while Hispanic students account for 0.0%, with 1 students.
International students make up 0.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 16 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.0% of the population, totaling 115 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Virginia State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 93.6% 3,644 students
- Unknown race 3.0% 115 students
- White 2.7% 104 students
- International students 0.4% 16 students
- Asian 0.3% 12 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 83.8% 336 students
- White 6.5% 26 students
- Unknown race 5.5% 22 students
- International students 3.5% 14 students
- Asian 0.7% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 89.9% 266 students
- White 8.1% 24 students
- Asian 1.0% 3 students
- Unknown race 1.0% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 35% 1,380 students
- 20-21 35% 1,362 students
- 22-24 20% 786 students
- 25-29 5% 176 students
- 30-34 2% 68 students
- 40-49 1% 39 students
- 50-64 1% 35 students
- 35-39 1% 34 students
- 25-29 32% 129 students
- 22-24 24% 97 students
- 40-49 13% 52 students
- 30-34 11% 43 students
- 50-64 9% 37 students
- 35-39 8% 34 students
- 20-21 1% 5 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Virginia State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 626 | 68.79% | |
| New York | 80 | 8.79% | |
| Maryland | 50 | 5.49% | |
| District of Columbia | 35 | 3.85% | |
| New Jersey | 33 | 3.63% | |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 1.87% | |
| Florida | 12 | 1.32% | |
| Connecticut | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 6 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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