Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.40
Liaison C Jane Hagen
Submission Date Aug. 27, 2021

STARS v2.2

Virginia Commonwealth University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.33 / 4.00 Parker Long
Sustainability Reporting and Outreach Coordinator
Facilities Management - Office of Sustainability
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Provide at least one of the following figures:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
52.10

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
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Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
60.79

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
62.10

Optional Fields

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
VCU offers a range of financial aid options including work-study jobs, grants, installment payment plans, loans, scholarships, and veteran benefits for low-income students.

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
Financial counseling is available for all students, full or part time. https://finaid.vcu.edu/

Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
https://opds.vcu.edu/eaar/facts-and-figures/data_sets/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://opds.vcu.edu/eaar/facts-and-figures/data_sets/

Data was calculated from section h2 of VCU's common data set

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