| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.54 |
| Liaison | C Jane Hagen |
| Submission Date | Sept. 3, 2024 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.83 / 4.00 |
C Jane
Hagen Sustainability Data Analyst Sustainability |
Provide at least one of the following figures:
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
Optional Fields
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:
Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid
Used H2-I section of 2023-24 common dataset, column “Full-Time Undergrad.”
URL: https://irds.vcu.edu/media/decision-support/factandfigures/commondatasets/CDS_2023_2024final-ConstancePeyton.pdf
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt
Used H5-A section of 2023-24 common dataset, column “Percent of class who borrowed from the types of loans specified on the first column (nearest 1%)” subtracted from 100% to determine how many students graduated without having taken out student loan debt.
URL: https://irds.vcu.edu/media/decision-support/factandfigures/commondatasets/CDS_2023_2024final-ConstancePeyton.pdf
Percentage of entering students that are low-income
From B4-A section of the 2023-2024 common dataset, columns “recipients of a federal Pell Grant” and “ Recipients of a subsidized stafford loan, who did not receive a Pell Grant” as a percentage of “total”
Graduation/success rate for low-income students
2017 data is the most recent available from State Council of Higher Education in Virginia
Source URL: https://research.schev.edu//gradrates/CHL_EconTrendsHeac.asp
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