2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at VCU is $16,458 for Virginia residents and $39,042 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.87% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at VCU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Virginia Commonwealth University Cost of Attendance page.
Virginia Commonwealth University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-StateVirginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$14,596$35,904$15,086$29,084
2021$14,710$36,048$15,200$29,228
2022$15,028$36,366$15,518$29,546
2023$15,642$37,588$15,754$29,782
2024$16,458$39,042$16,753$31,589

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Virginia Commonwealth University is $452 for Virginia residents and $1,208 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.87% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $769 for Virginia residents and $1,576 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 6.06% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-StateVirginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$422$1,134$706$1,447
2021$423$1,135$707$1,448
2022$417$1,129$701$1,442
2023$430$1,163$723$1,486
2024$452$1,208$769$1,576

Offered Online Programs

Virginia Commonwealth University offers 249 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 29 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Virginia Commonwealth University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's365
Master's1675
Doctorate (Research)547
Doctorate (Professional)03
2-4 Years Certificate08
Post-BS Certificate547
Post-MS Certificate04
Total29249

Online Student Population

There are 28,082 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at VCU. Of that, 2,680 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 16,122 students have joined to some online courses and 9,280 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Virginia Commonwealth University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total28,08220,9587,124
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,6801,3941,286
Enrolled Some in Online Classes16,12213,9422,180
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9,2805,6223,658
Online Student Population by Student Location at Virginia Commonwealth University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,6801,3941,286
Virginia Residents2,3541,2731,081
Other State in U.S.15838120
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown1688385

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