1、弗吉尼亚联邦大学建于 年，是一所公立综合大学 大学下设环境科学与公共政策、人文与科学、综合保健专业、艺术、商业、牙医、教育、工程、大众传媒、医学、护理、药剂和社会工作等院系，有多种专业供学生选择。 学校共有两个校区，占地 英亩。两个校区都位于里士满市中区。

弗吉尼亚联邦大学（Virginia Commonwealth University，简称VCU）位于弗吉尼亚首府里士满。

弗吉尼亚联邦大学(Virginia Commonwealth University，简称VCU)建于1838年，是美国一所大型公立研究型大学，在全美研究型大学排名前100位。弗

弗吉尼亚联邦大学在最新的2015 U.S News全美排名中，被评为全美国家级1类大学(Tier 1)，本科全美排名157。根据上海交大2014最新的世界大学学术排名，VCU位列世界第198位。

学校主要院系：艺术学院，医学院，药学院，医疗卫生学院，商学院，教育学院等。

在美国近3500所大学中，该校以其国家级的艺术、社工、医管，及医学等相关科系闻名，并拥有极优异的排名。弗吉尼亚联邦大学是弗吉尼亚州内最大的大学之一。

住宅村： West Grace Street Stutent Housing-South为最新的宿舍，为在研究环境项目的学生提供住宿。这是一个综合性和创新性的社区，为二年级学生提供生活和学习环境。 West Grace Street Stutent Housing-Nouth将于2013年夏季开业。 基础服务及设施： 24小时保安(居民必须使用他们的VCU ID卡才能进入宿舍楼）。 配有计算机实验室、邮件服务、空调、洗衣机、休息室。 住在新生宿舍的学生必须定制膳食计划，分配到的格拉丁公寓中心公寓的学生除外。

弗吉尼亚联邦大学图书馆是维吉尼亚州第三大研究图书馆。这个图书馆拥有200多万册印刷版书籍,5万册学术期刊，22万册电子书，325万份缩微胶卷，和61000份视听资料。主要收藏内容包括艺术、行为科学、商业、化学、临床医学、教育、卫生、生命科学、公共事务和社会事务。

学校有超过500个的各种各样的社团，包括游戏爱好者、话剧社、音乐团、自行车队、篮球俱乐部、摄影协会、校报、校园广播等，还有学生会。学生可以积极参加学校举办的各种特色活动来使自己融入校园环境中，还可以尽量多的参与志愿者服务，对锻炼自己和融入校园都有益处。首先可以加入该大学的中国学生联谊会，结识一些新朋友，能加快融入校园的节奏。

1、Students and faculty are both incredibly diverse.

2、The internship possibilities are endless with all of the companies downtown, including seven Fortune 500 businesses.

3、Although everyone might not be interested in basketball, everyone joined together to celebrate VCU's buzzer-beater victory over Duke in the 2007 NCAA tournament.

4、Richmond Coliseum is five minutes away and attracts big-name artists and events, such as Tim McGraw Faith Hill, the Jonas Brothers, the Blue Man Group, the Harlem Globe Trotters, and monster truck rallies.

5、Hungry? If you drive down West Broad Street long enough, you will pass restaurants serving every type of cuisine.

6、When it's nice outside, Monroe Park fills with students who may be sketching pictures for art classes, playing Frisbee or soccer, or just laying out enjoying the day.

7、From government to Greek life, recreational to religious activity, and community service to student media, there is a student organization for every type of student at VCU. There is even a Pancake Club.

8、VCU offers several study abroad programs to countries such as China, England, Greece, Italy, Peru, and Spain.

9、Missed a great movie when it was in the theater? No worries-just check the schEDule at the Byrd Theater in Carytown. Popular movies are shown there before they hit DVD for 2$.

10、It's in the city of Richmond. VCU is diverse, and there are lots of things to explore when time needs to be filled.

1、Cheap off-campus housing is cheap for a reason.

2、Construction around campus doesn't just cause traffic-all of the noise created causes headaches as well.

3、Crossing major streets during the busy parts of the day can sometimes feel like you're in a game of Frogger.

4、Departments at VCU seem to be independent of one another.

5、Fast connections aren't always the case with the VCU Internet network.

6、Parking! It can be expensive to buy a permit each semester, and spots aren't guaranteed.

7、Slippery when wet! Rain and brick sidewalks don't mix.

8、Sometimes it can be a fight for students to get into the classes they want.

9、Thirsty? Drinks from vending machines on campus cost $1.25. It may not be faster, but it's definitely cheaper to get a drink from the cart vendor on the side of the road.

10、Want to live on campus after your freshman year? Cross your fingers! Students sign up for a lottery, and it's all luck after that.