Virginia Union University

Location: Richmond, Va.

Founded: 1865

Chief executive: President Belinda C. Anderson, Ed.D.

Number of faculty: Nearly 90 faculty members provide an average faculty-student ratio of 18:1.

Tuition per year: $17,696 (on campus); $12,260 (off campus)

Student profile:

Average age: 19
Enrollment (approximate): 1,900
53 percent female, 47 percent male
98 percent African-American
53 percent in-state students

Other tidbits:

• Virginia Union University covers 84 acres on the north side of the city.
• The historically black university is comprised of a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with three schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, The Sydney Lewis School of Business, and The School of Education conferring the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees. The Graduate School of Theology confers the master of divinity and the doctor of ministry degrees.

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