Virginia Commonwealth University Admissions 2025: Application Deadline, Requirements & Costs

VCU offers several financial aid services to students to help them manage their higher education expenses through scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study employment. Funds are distributed by office administrators from state, federal, private, and institutional fund sources. In 2018-19, an average amount of USD 17,153 was awarded to full-time undergraduate students as financial aid. Here are some financial aid options open for international students:

• University Undergraduate Scholarships Presidential: This is a four-year scholarship covering tuition fees up to USD 16,000 per year (maximum USD 8,000 per semester). The total estimated value of this four-year scholarship is approximately USD 114,356.

• Provost: This is also a four-year scholarship covering tuition fees up to USD 16,000 per year (maximum USD 8,000 per semester). The total estimated value of this four-year scholarship is approximately USD 64,000.

• Deans’: This is a four-year scholarship covering tuition fees up to USD 8,000 per year (maximum USD 4,000 per semester). The total estimated value of this four-year scholarship is approximately USD 32,000.

The application process can be done with following the steps given below:

UG application process

International applicants need to apply for VCU through the Common Application portal: apply.commonapp.org/login. You can follow the steps given below to fill your application:

Step 1: Start your application through the Common App by clicking the option ‘first-year student’.

Step 2: Create your account with a valid email ID and password.

Step 3: After creating your account, sign in again with the correct email ID and password. Select your preferred colleges and check the related application information.

Step 4: After selecting your colleges, fill all these sections of the form.

You can submit your application after uploading the required documents and paying the application fee.

 PG application process

International graduate aspirants can apply to VCU directly via its online application system. Every intake, a new online application link is generated by VCU for most graduate courses. The Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and School of Social Work have separate applications. To apply via the VCUgrad portal, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: As a new user, create an account here.

Step 2:  Once an account is created, aspirants can proceed to the next page. Select program/course.

Step 3: Provide personal and academic information as required.

Upload the necessary documents, review the application and submit it.

To prove English proficiency, any one of these exam scores can be submitted:

For UG

Applicants must deposit a non-refundable application fee of USD 70 with each application made for admission to graduate and undergraduate programs. The application fee must be deposited at the end of the online application.

International applicants must provide an official course-by-course external credential evaluation. This report should be sealed and unopened and sent directly to the Office of Admissions. All official transcripts and relevant credentials (e.g., diplomas and marksheets) will be required at the time of admission. All external credential evaluations should be no older than two years as of the official date received by the Office of Admissions. Once credentials and/or credential evaluations are sent to the university, they will not be returned to the prospective student or sent to a third party. VCU recognizes professional evaluators who are members of the following organizations:

• National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES): naces.org/members.html

• Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE): aice-eval.org/members

Apart from this, the following application documents are required as per program/course:

The eligibility requirements for international applicants are:

Undergraduate Admissions

Students should have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent (lyceum, senior middle school, university preparatory school, completion of GCSE exams, Standard 12 graduation, etc.), which typically consists of at least 12 years of education beyond kindergarten. Secondary education received by the students should make them eligible for entrance to a recognised university in their home country. VCU also requires completion of the following academic units by the final year of high school curriculum:

• Mathematics

• Natural science

• History or social science

• English or foreign language

Apart from this, students can expect special departmental requirements, including score standardized tests as a part of eligibility requirements, which can be found on the respective course pages. SAT or GRE scores are required for all pre-nursing and nursing courses. SAT or ACT scores are required for mechanical engineering courses.

Graduate Admissions

Aspirants must hold the academic equivalent of a US baccalaureate degree from an accredited university. They must complete any special departmental requirements in advance standardized tests such as GRE or GMAT. Depending on their academic history, aspirants may be required to take additional coursework to strengthen their academic preparation for graduate study.

On-campus housing is available at Virginia Commonwealth University. Aspirants who live on campus at VCU are more likely to interact with faculty members outside of the classroom, seek employment on campus, attend cultural events, and participate in clubs and organizations. The different halls available to on-campus students are: