University Description

Virginia Union University is a private historically black Baptist university in Richmond, Virginia. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.. Read More

University History

The American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) founded the school as Richmond Theological Institute in 1865 shortly after Union troops took control of Richmond, Virginia, at the end of the American Civil War, for African-American freedmen to enter into the ministry.
Graduation Rate: 30% Acceptance Rate: 71% Student Faculty Ratio: 16:1 School Setting: urban Notable Alumni: Lillian K. Bradley

Academic Programs

  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Religious Studies
  • Accounting
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Mass Communication
  • General Chemistry
  • General Drama and Theatre Arts
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Fine and Studio Arts
  • General Mathematics
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
  • Accounting
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Finance
  • General Mathematics
  • General Physics
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • General Drama and Theatre Arts
  • General History
  • Information Science
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Mass Communication
  • General Music Performance
  • Religious Studies
  • General Fine and Studio Arts
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Criminology
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
  • Other General Merchandising
  • Sales and Related Marketing Operations
  • Theological Studies
  • History Teacher Education
  • Other Fine Arts and Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Physics
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
  • Religious Studies
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Chemistry
  • General Psychology
  • Mass Communication
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • General Finance
  • General Music Performance
  • Information Science
  • Criminology
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • Social Work
  • General Physics
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Theological Studies
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Information Science
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Social Work
  • General Music Performance
  • Religious Studies
  • Multiple Levels Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
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Sports Offered

  • Softball (W)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Golf (M)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

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