The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Richmond conferred 535 bachelor's degrees and 204 master's degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 277 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 213 bachelor's degrees in general studies and 178 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice/law enforcement administration.
The university enrolled 15,815 students for 2017-18, including 13,398 in undergraduate programs and 2,417 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 277 | 80 | 98 | - | 455 | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 76 | - | 87 | 2 | 165 | |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 49 | - | - | - | 49 | |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 23 | 9 | - | - | 32 | |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 29 | - | - | - | 29 | |
| Public Health, General | - | - | 25 | 1 | 26 | |
| Nursing Practice | - | - | 22 | - | 22 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Environmental Health | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 9 | - | 5 | - | 14 | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 535 | 89 | 238 | 18 | 880 | 22.7 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 178 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 202 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | 11 | 1 | 118 | 14 | 144 | |
| Homeland Security | 42 | - | - | 12 | 54 | |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 24 | 18 | - | 2 | 44 | |
| Corrections | 15 | - | - | 27 | 42 | |
| Fire Services Administration | 39 | - | - | - | 39 | |
| Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention | 38 | - | - | - | 38 | |
| Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | |
| Securities Services Administration/Management | 6 | - | - | 8 | 14 | |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | 1 | - | - | 5 | 6 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 369 | 24 | 142 | 74 | 609 | 15.7 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 35 | 38 | 73 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 43 | - | 12 | - | 55 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 21 | - | 30 | - | 51 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 27 | - | 24 | - | 51 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 35 | - | 6 | - | 41 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | - | 39 | - | 39 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments | - | - | 30 | 3 | 33 | |
| School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist | - | - | 19 | - | 19 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education | - | - | 14 | - | 14 | |
| Technical Teacher Education | 7 | 6 | - | - | 13 | |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| History Teacher Education | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Business Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Physics Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 169 | 6 | 269 | 41 | 485 | 12.5 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 39 | - | 13 | - | 52 | |
| Accounting | 45 | - | - | 7 | 52 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 45 | - | - | - | 45 | |
| Finance, General | 31 | - | - | - | 31 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 28 | - | - | - | 28 | |
| Insurance | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | |
| Construction Management | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| Fashion Merchandising | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 261 | - | 13 | 7 | 281 | 7.2 |
| General Studies | 213 | 52 | - | - | 265 | |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 215 | 52 | - | - | 267 | 6.9 |
| Psychology, General | 175 | - | 12 | 1 | 188 | |
| Clinical Psychology | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Psychology, Other | - | - | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| School Psychology | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Psychology total | 175 | - | 31 | 10 | 216 | 5.6 |
| Industrial Safety Technology/Technician | 100 | - | - | - | 100 | |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 10 | 4 | 17 | - | 31 | |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 11 | 20 | - | - | 31 | |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other | 14 | 7 | - | - | 21 | |
| Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician | - | - | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Surveying Technology/Surveying | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 135 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 196 | 5 |
| Social Work | 54 | - | - | - | 54 | |
| Public Administration | - | - | 50 | - | 50 | |
| Youth Services/Administration | 7 | - | - | 14 | 21 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 61 | - | 50 | 14 | 125 | 3.2 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 54 | - | 7 | - | 61 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 46 | - | - | - | 46 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 100 | - | 7 | - | 107 | 2.8 |
| Radio and Television | 28 | - | - | - | 28 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Journalism | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 81 | - | - | - | 81 | 2.1 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 48 | - | 11 | - | 59 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 68 | - | 11 | - | 79 | 2 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 12 | - | - | 12 | 24 | |
| Sociology | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Anthropology | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Economics, General | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Social Sciences total | 65 | - | - | 12 | 77 | 2 |
| Chemistry, General | 28 | - | 4 | - | 32 | |
| Forensic Chemistry | 19 | - | - | 1 | 20 | |
| Physics, General | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 8 | - | - | 2 | 10 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 66 | - | 4 | 3 | 73 | 1.9 |
| Music, General | 17 | - | 13 | - | 30 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 47 | - | 13 | - | 60 | 1.5 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 39 | - | - | - | 39 | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 56 | - | - | - | 56 | 1.4 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 36 | - | 7 | - | 43 | |
| Creative Writing | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 36 | - | 16 | - | 52 | 1.3 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 20 | - | - | 1 | 21 | |
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | |
| American Sign Language, Other | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| French Language and Literature | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 41 | - | - | 1 | 42 | 1.1 |
| Agricultural Production Operations, General | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | |
| Ornamental Horticulture | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 31 | 3 | - | - | 34 | 0.9 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 25 | - | 6 | - | 31 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 25 | - | 6 | - | 31 | 0.8 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 18 | 2 | - | 5 | 25 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | 18 | 2 | - | 5 | 25 | 0.6 |
| Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | 0.6 |
| Statistics, General | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Mathematics, General | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 13 | - | 10 | - | 23 | 0.6 |
| History, General | 15 | - | 4 | - | 19 | |
| History total | 15 | - | 4 | - | 19 | 0.5 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| International/Global Studies | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | 0.5 |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 10 | - | - | 1 | 11 | |
| Environmental Studies | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 14 | - | - | 1 | 15 | 0.4 |
| Philosophy | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | 0.2 |
| Printing Management | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 0.1 |
| Engineering, Other | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering total | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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