NCAA D2 · CIAA (HBCU) · Petersburg, VA

Virginia State UniversityHBCU

The numbers below are federal College Scorecard data — what admission actually takes, not brochure copy. For a recruited athlete, the athletic door still opens onto the same academic hallway: NCAA eligibility first, admissions second.

89%

Acceptance rate

840–1070

SAT middle 50%

5,074

Undergraduates

$15,840

Avg. net price / yr

What a recruit needs before this school can say yes

→ NCAA eligibility: 2.2 core GPA (full qualifier) from 16 core courses — no pre-senior-year lock, so late improvement fully counts.
→ Admissions: D2 coaches have real scholarship money; the transcript decides how hard they can push for you.

Check your eligibility →NCAA D2 requirements

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