Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia · Private · 1,203 undergraduates · vuu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
98%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
850 to 885
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$41,180Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Virginia Union University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
98% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$41,180
a year in 2027-28, from a $41,180 sticker price
What to do with your 870
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
Source: Apply Online | Virginia Union University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
98%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 850 to 885
Reading and Writing 450 to 475
Math 400 to 410
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$41,180
a year
- Tuition$19,630
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$28,736
- $30,001 to $48,000$30,676
- $48,001 to $75,000$31,233
- $75,001 to $110,000$31,874
- Over $110,000$33,826
Financial aidEstimate
88%
of freshmen receive grants
$17,524
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,960Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
28%
Come back for a second year
67%
Typical earnings
$44,816
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Virginia Union University$52,447
- All colleges$59,316
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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