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 MoreUniversity 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.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
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)
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

Admissions office
Year Founded
1882
University Mascot
trojan
Address
Virginia State University 1 Hayden Drive Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone number
(804)524-5000