Headcounts and Directory Information
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public, four-years institute located in Richmond, VA. It has a total enrollment of 28,464 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 3,047 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at VCU. The average faculty salary is $111,084 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 7,552 employees work at VCU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $85,675. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA |
| Phone Number | 804-828-0100 |
| Web | https://www.vcu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 2,149 Full-time / 898 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 6,591 Full-time / 961 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $111,084 |
| Staff Average Salary | $85,675 |
| Student Population | 28,464 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Virginia Commonwealth University, there are 7,552 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 6,591 full-time and 961 part-time staffs work at VCU. By gender there are 3,211 male and 4,341 female employees.
Among them, 3,047 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 2,414 full-time and 910 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,639 male and 1,685 female faculty teaching at VCU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 7,552 | 3,211 | 4,341 | 6,591 | 2,822 | 3,769 | 961 | 389 | 572 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 3,324 | 1,639 | 1,685 | 2,414 | 1,266 | 1,148 | 910 | 373 | 537 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 442 | 111 | 331 | 425 | 107 | 318 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| Management | 500 | 208 | 292 | 498 | 207 | 291 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 891 | 244 | 647 | 888 | 242 | 646 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 579 | 383 | 196 | 578 | 382 | 196 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 662 | 186 | 476 | 647 | 178 | 469 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 419 | 92 | 327 | 411 | 92 | 319 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Service | 191 | 112 | 79 | 190 | 112 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 362 | 79 | 283 | 358 | 79 | 279 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 182 | 157 | 25 | 182 | 157 | 25 | - | - | - |