Virginia State University
83%
Acceptance rate
4,700
Enrollment
About Virginia State University
Virginia State University is a public historically Black land-grant university in Ettrick, Virginia, United States. Founded on March 6, 1882 , Virginia State developed as the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for Black Americans. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Campus & Location
VA
Suburban
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
All graduates qualify for 12-month OPT. STEM-designated programs (CS, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Sciences) qualify for 24-month STEM OPT extension — 36 months total work authorisation.
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