VCU Financial Aid - Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 13,374 students (59% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $11,276. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Virginia Commonwealth University for all undergraduate students.

a total of 3,628 beginning students (83% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 3,568 students (82% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Virginia Commonwealth University.

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,858 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended Virginia Commonwealth University. Among them, 2,550 students have lived on campus and 76 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.