Virginia Commonwealth University is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, one of the three largest doctoral research universities in the commonwealth of Virginia. Twenty of VCU's graduate, professional programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the nation, with 13 programs ranking in the top 20 and two programs — sculpture and nurse anesthesia — ranked number one.

VCU traces its founding to 1838 when the medical department of Hampden- Sydney College opened in Richmond and later became the Medical College of Virginia. In 1968, MCV and the Richmond Professional Institute were merged to create VCU. Today, VCU enrolls more than 26,000 students in 164 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs — ranging from the arts to business, to the humanities, education and social work, to the life sciences and engineering — in 11 schools and one college. The VCU Health System is one of the most comprehensive academic medical centers in the nation.

VCU's location in the capital of Virginia gives students the opportunity to combine academic and real-world education. The faculty and administration are committed to students who want to be a part of a leading, dynamic university, one uniquely oriented to the challenges and opportunities of metropolitan communities.

Discover more about what VCU has to offer. Visit the Web at http://www.vcu.edu. You will be pleased with what you learn.