Facts and Figures
Our School of Education is about people, but numbers help to demonstrate how we are making a transformational impact in the various communities we serve. We also are providing meaningful contributions to the broader impact of Virginia Commonwealth University – and its national and global reputation – every day.
OUR STUDENTS
Enrollment (Fall)
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Enrollment Growth (5 years)
First Generation Students
of Students Identify as Underrepresented Minorities
States of Student Origin
Countries of Student Origin
of Undergraduate Students are Pell Grant Eligible
Field Experience Hours
1 VCU Institutional Research and Decision Support Enrollment Dashboard, Census II fall 2024
WHAT OTHERS SAY
BEST Public Graduate School of Education
BEST Education School in Virginia
BEST Overall Graduate School of Education
BEST Online Master's in Special Education program
BEST Online Master's in Education program
Total Funded Research Expenditure per Faculty Member
Total Amount of Externally Funded Research
2 U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Education Schools
RESEARCH
Cumulative Total Active Grant Funding in FY25
New Funding in FY25
Total Funded Research Expenditure per Faculty Member
Increase in Collaboration between School of Education and Affiliated Centers compared to FY24
2 U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Education Schools
* Estimated / Awaiting confirmation
ALUMS
Living VCU School of Education alums
SOE completers (2020-24) are working in Virginia public schools
Employed in Title I schools
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Counseling
Ph.D. / M.Ed.
Leadership
Ph.D. / Ed.D. / M.Ed. / B.A. / Graduate and post-master's certificates
Special Education
Ph.D. / M.Ed. / B.S.Ed. / Graduate, post-baccalaureate and undergraduate certificates
Teaching and Learning
Ph.D. / M.T. / M.Ed. / B.S.Ed. / Graduate and post-master's certificates
Foundations of Education
Ph.D. / Graduate certificates