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Freshman student profile

Fall 2011

Virginia Commonwealth University received 14,336 applications for Fall 2011 freshman admissions

Number of enrolled first-time freshmen: 3,803

Gender Percentage
Male  42%
Female 58%
Race/ethnicity Percentage
African-American 19%
Asian 13%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Hispanic 7%
International 3%
Native American 1%
White  47%
Two or more races reported 5%
Not reported  5%
Residency Percentage
In-state 86%
Out-of-state 14%
High school GPA Range        
Middle 50 percent of all admitted freshmen 3.27-3.92
SAT (based on the best critical reading and math scores from separate testings) Range        
Middle 50 percent of all admitted freshmen 1010-1220
Freshman enrollment by college or schools                         
College of Humanities and Sciences 2,386
School of Business 358
School of Education 45
School of Engineering 284
School of Social Work 20
School of the Arts 616
School of the Arts - Qatar 61
VCU Life Sciences 33
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