Headcounts and Directory Information
Virginia State University (VSU) is a public, four-years institute located in Petersburg, VA. It has a total enrollment of 5,605 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (medium programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 491 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at VSU. The average faculty salary is $85,715 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 1,110 employees work at VSU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $74,526. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA |
| Phone Number | 804-524-5000 |
| Web | www.vsu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 313 Full-time / 178 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 840 Full-time / 270 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $85,715 |
| Staff Average Salary | $74,526 |
| Student Population | 5,605 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Virginia State University, there are 1,110 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 840 full-time and 270 part-time staffs work at VSU. By gender there are 498 male and 612 female employees.
Among them, 491 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 313 full-time and 178 part-time faculty. By gender there are 241 male and 250 female faculty teaching at VSU.
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 | 1,110 | 498 | 612 | 840 | 375 | 465 | 270 | 123 | 147 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 491 | 241 | 250 | 313 | 165 | 148 | 178 | 76 | 102 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 93 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| Management | 99 | 40 | 59 | 99 | 40 | 59 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 91 | 32 | 59 | 82 | 29 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 47 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 30 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 55 | 29 | 26 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Service | 49 | 30 | 19 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 134 | 17 | 117 | 119 | 16 | 103 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 27 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - |