About VCUQ
VCU Richmond
VCU traces its founding back 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, an institution with two campuses in the heart of the state's capital.
VCU is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, ranking as one of the top research universities in the nation and only one of three such institutions in Virginia. Twenty of VCU's graduate, professional programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the nation.
The MCV Campus is the site for the VCU Health System, one of the most comprehensive academic health centers in the nation, complementing VCU's nationally ranked School of the Arts, School of Social Work as well as other schools and programs.
The Richmond location gives students a unique opportunity to combine academic and real-world education, allowing them to create their own educational goals. The faculty and administration are committed to the students who want to be a part of a leading, dynamic university.
The university enrolls more than 29,000 students and employs more than 16,000 faculty and staff at VCU and the VCU Health System. The University offers more than 181 undergraduate, graduate, professional, doctoral and post-graduate degree and certificate programs through 15 schools and one college.
Along with its affiliates VCU is an enterprise worth more than $1.6 billion in annual revenues. These revenues include more than $206 million in annual research funds, ranking VCU in the top 100 research universities in the United States, with a research faculty that is nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in teaching and research.
Dr. Eugene P. Trani was appointed the fourth president of Virginia Commonwealth University on July 1, 1990. He also serves as President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the VCU Health System and holds a tenured appointment as Professor of History.
Dr. Trani has established an active administration at VCU. Among his first initiatives he formalized relationships with the Richmond area through a number of community programs. These programs placed VCU Police in the troubled corridor of Grace Street next to the Monroe Park Campus and led to the establishment of the Community Advisory Boards for both campuses. Their centerpiece is the Community Service Associates Program, which pairs VCU faculty with members of the community on special projects designed to benefit from academic expertise.
