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VCU tuition and net price

Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, Virginia · Public · 20,753 undergraduates

$17,490
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$40,654
out-of-state tuition and fees
$43,180
full cost of attendance a year
$25,037
average net price after aid

For families earning under $30,000 the average net price ($18,927) is higher than in-state tuition, because it also covers housing, food and books. Virginia residents pay $17,490 in tuition and fees for 2025-26; students from other states pay $40,654. VCU charges $5,092 more in in-state tuition than it did in 2014-15 ($12,398 then, $17,490 now).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $18,927Income under $30,000$18,927Income $30,001 to $48,000: $18,347Income $30,001 to $48,000$18,347Income $48,001 to $75,000: $20,373Income $48,001 to $75,000$20,373Income $75,001 to $110,000: $27,067Income $75,001 to $110,000$27,067Income over $110,000: $38,273Income over $110,000$38,273
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use VCU's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$20k$40k$60k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $30k In-state: $12k2015-16 Out-of-state: $31k In-state: $13k2016-17 Out-of-state: $32k In-state: $13k2017-18 Out-of-state: $33k In-state: $13k2018-19 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $14k2019-20 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $15k2020-21 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $15k2021-22 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $15k2022-23 Out-of-state: $38k In-state: $16k2023-24 Out-of-state: $39k In-state: $16k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $41k In-state: $17k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$17,490$40,654
2023-24$16,233$38,817
2022-23$15,642$37,588
2021-22$15,028$36,366
2020-21$14,710$36,048
2019-20$14,596$35,904
2018-19$14,490$35,798
2017-18$13,256$32,768
2016-17$13,130$32,287
2015-16$12,772$31,463
2014-15$12,398$30,459

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$17,490 in-state, $40,654 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$19,862
Books and supplies
$1,290
Full cost of attendance
$43,180 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
36%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
41%
Median federal debt at graduation
$19,500

Colleges similar to VCU

The six public four-year colleges closest to VCU in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS		93%21,217$20,004$67,963
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR		88%20,497$22,547$66,990
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY		93%24,763$18,868$63,924
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO		89%25,538$22,247$66,947
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM		95%17,244$19,966$50,072
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA		93%13,544$19,963$64,305

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · VCU on College Scorecard