Facts and Rankings
Located on Virginia Commonwealth University’s MCV Campus in Richmond, and in partnership with the VCU Health System, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences oversees the five health sciences schools (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Population Health), one college (Health Professions), as well as the Massey Cancer Center. Areas of responsibility include academic affairs, academic and research space management, financial and administrative affairs, and Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care.
More than 4,100 students each year participate in more than 50 degree programs offered at the undergraduate, graduate and first-professional levels as well post-baccalaureate and post-master’s certificate programs.
College of Health Professions
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #1 Nurse Anesthesia Program
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #4 Rehabilitation Counseling Program
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #5 Health Administration Program
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #15 Occupational Therapy Program
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #20 Physical Therapy Program
School of Dentistry
- Currently ranked nationally #17 with 16 NIH awards totaling ~$4.9 million in year 2021
- Provided care for more than 1,000 pediatric patients without insurance at the annual Give Kids a Smile event
- Multiple faculty members featured in media outlets, including The New York Times, Virginia Living and Prevention Magazine
- Faculty, staff and students annually participate in Mission of Mercy projects. As of the project's 20th year of service in 2020, 68,000 patients have received more than
- $47 million worth of free dental care.
School of Medicine
- In 2021, 94.1% of graduating medical students matched into a first-round PGY-1 position in the resident matching program
- Generated $174 million in research funding, more than half of VCU’s record $335 million
- The medical student class of 2025 is the most diverse class ever as measured by socioeconomic status, religion, gender, geography, first generation and the number of students who identify as underrepresented in medicine
School of Nursing
- U.S. News & World Report ranked at No. 23 on the undergraduate nursing programs list for 2022, putting the school in the top 4% of 694 ranked programs.
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #12 for Best Online Master’s in Nursing Administration Programs
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #32 for Best Online Master’s in Nursing
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #33 for Best Nursing Schools for our Master’s Degree program
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #38 for Best Nursing Schools for our Doctor of Nursing Practice program
School of Pharmacy
- U.S. News & World Report ranked #20 Overall for Best School of Pharmacy
- VCU School of Pharmacy welcomed students to the nation’s first Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Engineering in fall 2020
- Filed 46 patents in 2021 with School of Pharmacy faculty as lead inventors
- Ranked 25th in research funding for pharmacy schools from National Institutes of Health
- $9.3 million in research funding
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