Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Dr. Henry T. Clark III
Application deadline N/A
Application fee $50

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 600 paper test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 26
Acceptance rate 53.8%
Enrollment 8 full-time
536 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 437
Acceptance rate 59.0%
Enrollment 363 full-time
314 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 69
Acceptance rate 79.7%
Enrollment 0 full-time
115 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 91
Acceptance rate 23.1%
Enrollment 16 full-time
132 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, education specialist, Ph.D., Ed.D.
(10)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students teaching track, administration track
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 20%
student counseling and personnel services 8%
curriculum and instruction 2%
educational evaluation, research, and statistics 1%
educational technology 0%
educational psychology 0%
elementary teacher education 10%
secondary teacher education 5%
special education 7%
other 47%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 6
Master’s program graduates 394
Education specialist program graduates 64
Doctoral program graduates 33

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 41
Part-time faculty N/A
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 0.0%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $22.0
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 26.7%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 67
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 3.1
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.5
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 527 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 583 – Medium
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 23.1% – Low
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.7:1 – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 1.5:1 – Medium
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $488.9
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $22.0

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Susan Kadir
Financial aid phone (804) 828-6181

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $7,224 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $15,904 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $401 per credit (in-state)
Part-time: $884 per credit (out-of-state)
Required fees $1,898 per year
Room and board $8,200
Books and supplies $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses $2,500

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 0
Teaching assistants 0
Research assistants 26
Other appointments 0
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships N/A