Residents have dozens of options for post-high school education including 22 colleges and universities. These institutes produce a steady stream of employees for new and expanding companies in fields including business, engineering, law and medicine.
Greater Richmond offers a highly educated workforce with 91.3 percent of the population 25 and older holding a high school degree or higher and 39.4 percent holding a Bachelor’s degree or higher – a larger percentage than the national average.
Colleges + Universities
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is one of the largest public schools in the state with close to 30,000 enrolled students. Proudly offering more than 200 programs on its urban campus, the college is ranked in the top 50 list of U.S. public research universities by the National Science Foundation and among the top 20 most innovative public universities in the country. In the center of our urban downtown, VCU is home to 29 graduate, online and undergraduate programs ranked among the nation’s top 50 by the U.S. New and World Report and an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University award finalist, named by the Association of Public Land Grant Universities.
higher education students within 150 miles
of residents hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
colleges + universities
Community Colleges + Trade Schools
Students can earn associates degrees and certificates at a variety of community colleges and trade schools including Reynolds Community College and Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler Community College).
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