Looking ahead
Interested in learning how the School of Engineering prepares its students for future careers? Visit the Career Services section of the website.
Whether you are exploring engineering for the first time, or planning to enhance your knowledge with graduate education, we thrive on the family atmosphere here at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering. We welcome you to learn about our program requirements and admission standards. We also invite you to visit us in person for an informational meeting and a tour of our facilities, to see firsthand what makes VCU engineering so unique.
Located in the heart of Richmond, Va. — the state’s bustling capital city and home to a mix of Fortune 500 companies — the VCU School of Engineering provides its students with a wealth of student internships and business opportunities, as well as ways to become involved with the local community.
Programs
Are you a dreamer? A thinker? A doer? Engineering is about being all three. It’s a discipline heavily dependent on advanced math, science and technology, but that’s not all.
Believe it or not, it’s about thinking creatively. It’s about communicating. It’s about working in teams.
As an engineer — whether biomedical, chemical and life science, computer, electrical or mechanical and nuclear — people will turn to you to solve problems in the world of commerce, medicine and technology.
Students may apply to the following programs at the VCU School of Engineering:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical and Life Science Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering