Virginia State University

Location: Petersburg, Virginia

Founded: 1882

ORAU Member since: 1993

Member Councilor: Ali Ansari

Enrollment: 4,720

Mission Statement:

Virginia State University, America’s first fully state supported four-year institution of higher learning for Blacks, is a comprehensive university and one of two land-grant institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its mission is to promote and sustain academic programs that integrate instruction, research, and extension/public service in a design most responsive to the needs and endeavors of individuals and groups within its scope of influence. Ultimately, the University is dedicated to the promotion of knowledgeable, perceptive, and humane citizens—secure of their self-awareness, equipped for personal fulfillment, sensitive to the needs and aspirations of others, and committed to assuming productive roles in a challenging and ever-changing global society.

Web Site: Virginia State University