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Virginia Commonwealth University

History, General (54.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




History
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 540101

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1924821690
2019-2023422268
2020-2124722565
2021-2223221856
2022-2323720775

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.64125$ 2,563

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.2969




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1988290
2019-2067168
2020-2165065
2021-2254256
2022-2374175
Five Year Summary3486354
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years040111354422386354



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)48064%$43,775$57,842$73,410
2013-14 (8 years)52464%$40,383$55,373$69,174
2016-17 (5 years)53561%$33,864$47,415$60,617
2018-19 (3 years)48059%$28,713$42,495$55,082
2020-21 (18 months)71160%$39,492$61,923$88,337



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1832267.9%$ 20,000$ 27,352$ 29,980$ 35,676
2014-15 to 2018-1931269.2%$ 20,000$ 27,451$ 30,914$ 39,648
2015-16 to 2019-2028570.4%$ 19,550$ 27,208$ 31,059$ 40,500
2016-17 to 2020-2125671.7%$ 18,750$ 27,000$ 30,769$ 40,060
2017-18 to 2021-2222368.8%$ 18,438$ 27,000$ 30,422$ 40,000
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1832267.9%$ 21,250$ 29,611$ 35,891$ 46,000
2014-15 to 2018-1931369.4%$ 21,436$ 30,285$ 36,758$ 48,478
2015-16 to 2019-2028670.6%$ 20,383$ 30,067$ 36,927$ 48,707
2016-17 to 2020-2125872.3%$ 19,416$ 29,125$ 35,881$ 47,880
2017-18 to 2021-2222569.4%$ 18,750$ 28,798$ 35,748$ 46,750


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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