University Description

Virginia State University (VSU or Virginia State) is a public historically Black land-grant university in Ettrick, Virginia. Founded on March 6, 1882, Virginia State developed as the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for Black Americans. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.. Read More

University History

Virginia State University was founded on March 6, 1882, when the legislature passed a bill to charter the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. The bill was sponsored by Delegate Alfred W. Harris, a Black attorney whose offices were in Petersburg, but who lived in and represented Dinwiddie County in the General Assembly. A hostile lawsuit delayed opening day for nineteen months, until October 1, 1883.
Graduation Rate: 38% Acceptance Rate: 96% Student Faculty Ratio: 13:1 School Setting: Suburban Notable Alumni:

Academic Programs

  • Accounting
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Mathematics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Social Work
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Computer Science
  • General History
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Management Information Systems
  • General Visual and Performing Arts
  • Mass Communication
  • Registered Nursing
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Agriculture
  • General Music Performance
  • General Agriculture
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Engineering
  • Other Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Management Information Systems
  • Registered Nursing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • General Hospitality Administration and Management
  • Other Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer Science
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Agriculture
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Hospitality Administration and Management
  • General Management Information Systems
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Visual and Performing Arts
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Social Work
  • General Hospitality Administration and Management
  • General Psychology
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Science
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Mass Communication
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Computer Science
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Mass Communication
  • Sociology
  • General Music Performance
  • General Visual and Performing Arts
  • General Music Performance
  • General Computer Science
  • General Chemistry
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Computer Engineering
  • General Computer Engineering
  • Other Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies
  • Other Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services
  • General Biology
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • General Biology
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Computer Science
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Mathematics
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Other Corrections and Criminal Justice
  • Other Corrections and Criminal Justice
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • General Computer Science
  • General Biology
  • General Biology
  • General Psychology
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • General Psychology
  • General Computer Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Computer Science
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Other Public Relations and Applied Communication
  • General Computer Science
  • General Mathematics
  • Other Public Relations and Applied Communication
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Health and Medical Psychology
  • Health and Medical Psychology
  • Health and Medical Psychology
  • Information Science
  • Other Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Information Science
  • Other Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Information Science
  • Dietetics
  • Dietetics
  • Dietetics
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Other Electrical and Electronic
  • Engineering Technologies
  • Other Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • JV Basketball (M)
  • Football (M)
  • Golf (M)
  • Indoor Track (M)
  • Lacrose (M)
  • Outdoor (M)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • JV Basketball (W)
  • Bowling (W)
  • Woo Woo Cheerleading (W)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Softball (W)
  • Indoor Track (W)
  • Lacrose (W)
  • Outdoor Track (W)
  • Soccer (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
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