Virginia State University

Location: Petersburg, Va.

Founded: 1882

Chief executive: President Eddie N. Moore Jr., Ph.D.

Number of faculty: 240

Tuition/fees/room & board per year: $10,804 (in-state); $17,722 (out-of-state)

Tuition only: $2,150 (in-state); $9,010 (out-of-state)

Student profile:

Average age: 19 (freshmen), 22 (all students)
Enrollment (approximate): 5,000
60 percent female, 40 percent male
92 percent African-American
70 percent in-state students

Other tidbits:

• Virginia State University was founded in 1882 as the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, making it the first fully state supported, four-year institution of higher learning for Blacks in America. Today, Virginia State University is one of Virginia's two land-grant institutions.

• Students live and learn on a 236-acre main campus and a 416-acre agricultural research facility.

• Virginia State University offers 45 baccalaureate and master's degree programs and a Certificate of Advanced Study within five schools: The School of Agriculture; The School of Business; The School of Engineering, Science and Technology; The School of Liberal Arts and Education; and The School of Graduate Studies, Research and Outreach.

• In the fall of 2003, Virginia State University introduced its first-ever doctoral program, as a cohort of 12 students began studying for the Doctor of Education in Administration and Supervision.

Web site: http://www.vsu.edu