About Virginia Commonwealth University:

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university located in Richmond, Virginia. MCV was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virginia General Assembly merged MCV with the Richmond Professional Institute, founded in 1917, to create Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2018, more than 31,000 students pursue 217 degree and certificate programs through VCU's 11 schools and three colleges. The VCU Health System supports the university's health care education, research and patient care mission.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 260 272 272 262 275 259 288 337 310

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 275 281 301-350
Life Sciences 181 144 157 163 188 181 189 194 180 193 203 208 193 237 245 246 280 287
Medicine 99 107 93 99 126 120 137 137 128 133 140 137 128 141 156 160 160 156
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences 204 133 134 187 149 141 155 168 163 151 160 180 184 206 212 271 298 351-400

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 243 243 235 224 274 - 351-400
Chemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - 241 234 252
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 206 225
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 224 238
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 153 141 155 162 168 166 152
Computer Science - - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 211 248
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering 263 272 - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450 - - 301-350 225 301-350
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - 261 240 287 260 261 - 301-350
Materials Science 279 290 - - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 401-450 401-450 228 165 178
Mathematics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 216 222 210 227 250 261 233
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 168 141 161 177 189 230 214
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 32 53 62 47 47 49 55 72 71 82 126 137 126 143
Physics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 76 73 75 80 84 94 101
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 156 155 152 157 191 227 240
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -