Virginia Commonwealth University
Variant namesLocated in the heart of Richmond, the capital of Virginia since 1779, Virginia Commonwealth University serves an integral role in the economic health of the city and state, educating the current and future workforce, reaching out to the community, advancing research and enhancing patient care.
VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden-Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the General Assembly merged MCV with the Richmond Professional Institute, founded in 1917, to create Virginia Commonwealth University.
Today, VCU offers comprehensive undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and professional programs and encompasses one of the largest academic health centers in the nation. With $363 million in externally funded research awards for the 2021 fiscal year, VCU is one of only 67 universities nationwide classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an “R1 Doctoral University – Highest Research Activity,” the foundation’s highest ranking, as well as its prestigious “Community Engagement” status. Its centers and institutes of excellence support the university’s research mission and involve faculty from multiple disciplines in the arts, public policy, biotechnology and health care discoveries.
VCU enrolls more than 28,000 students in more than 200 degree and certificate programs in the arts, sciences and humanities. Twenty-nine of the programs are unique in Virginia, many of them crossing the disciplines of VCU’s 11 schools and five colleges. VCU has a full-time instructional faculty of more than 2,100 who are nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in the arts, business, education, engineering, the humanities, the life sciences, social work and all the health care professions. With more than 23,000 employees, VCU and VCU Health also have a significant impact on Central Virginia’s economy.
Through the guidance of its strategic plan, Quest 2025, VCU serves diverse populations through impactful research and creativity, rigorous study, and extensive community engagement and is among the nation’s premier urban, public research universities.
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referencedIn | Mattia, Alphonse, 1947-. Reminiscences of Alphonse Mattia: oral history, 1985. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Richard McCann papers, 1920s–2008, 1978–2005 | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
referencedIn | Burnside, Chris. Chris Burnside papers, 1981-2009. | Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Blaine, Nell, 1922-1996. Nell Blaine collection, 1945-1999. | Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Bocock, Elisabeth Scott, 1901-1985. Elisabeth Scott Bocock papers, 1928-1985 | Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Bacon, Evelyn Crary, 1916-1997. Papers of Evelyn (Crary) Bacon , 1936-1997. | Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Albert J. Wasserman papers, 1925-2003 | Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library | |
referencedIn | George P. Garrett Papers, 1929-2008, (bulk 1960-2000) | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Grimsley, Edward. Papers of Edward Grimsley,1961-1997. | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | Ginsberg (Allen) photograph collection | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Gay Alliance of Students. VCU Gay Alliance of Students collection, 1974-1976 | Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Williams, Murat W. (Murat Willis), 1914-1994. Virginians for McCarthy papers [manuscript], 1968 January-November. | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | Indian-American Diaspora in the Hoosier State, 1999-2000 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
referencedIn | Dennis, Rutledge M., 1939-. Rutledge M. Dennis papers, c. 1940-2002. | South Carolina State University, Miller F. Whittak, Miller F. Whittaker Library | |
referencedIn | Vess, Charles. Charles Vess papers, 1978-2007 | Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Blood, Elizabeth R. Elizabeth Reid Blood papers, 2002. | ||
referencedIn | James Russell Boldridge papers, 1869-1978 | Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library | |
referencedIn | Willett, Henry I. Henry I. Willett papers 1946-1974 | Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries | |
referencedIn | Salaries, tenure, and fringe benefits of full-time instructional faculty. | William & Mary Libraries | |
referencedIn | Ham, William T. (William Taylor), 1908-1998. William T. Ham papers, 1933-1996 | Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries |
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