Virginia Commonwealth University

For applying at Virginia Commonwealth University:

For Undergraduate Applicants:
Common Application: All new first-year applicants to VCU must complete the Common Application
Application Fee: pay the application fee of $70, which must be paid via credit card when submitting your application
Admission Decision: Admissions decisions will be posted in your VCU applicant portal. First-year applicants who submit all materials by the regular decision deadline will receive a decision by April 1

For Graduate Applicants:
If you're applying for a graduate or professional programme at VCU, you can find out how to apply on the VCU Graduate Admissions website

International applicants must provide an official course-by-course external credential evaluation. This report should be sealed and unopened and sent directly to the Office of Admissions. All official transcripts and relevant credentials (e.g., diplomas and marksheets) will be required at the time of admission. All external credential evaluations should be no older than two years as of the official date received by the Office of Admissions. Once credentials and/or credential evaluations are sent to the university, they will not be returned to the prospective student or sent to a third party. VCU recognizes professional evaluators who are members of the following organizations:

• National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES): naces.org/members.html

• Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE): aice-eval.org/members

Apart from this, the following application documents are required as per program/course:

The application process can be done with following the steps given below:

UG application process

International applicants need to apply for VCU through the Common Application portal: apply.commonapp.org/login. You can follow the steps given below to fill your application:

Step 1- Start your application through the Common App by clicking the option 'first-year student'.

Step 2- Create your account with valid email ID and password.

Step 3- After creating your account sign in again with the correct email ID and password and then Select your preferred colleges and check the related application information.

Step 4- After selecting your colleges fill all these sections of the form.
You can submit your application after uploading the required documents and paying the application fee.

 PG application process

International graduate aspirants can apply to VCU directly via its online application system. Every intake, a new online application link is generated by VCU for most graduate courses. The Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and School of Social Work have separate applications. To apply via the VCUgrad portal, you can follow these steps:

Step 1- As a new user, create an account here.

Step 2-  Once an account is created, aspirants can proceed to the next page. Select program/course.

Step 3- Provide personal and academic information as required.

Upload the necessary documents, review the application and submit it.