South University-Richmond
For-profit College in Glen Allen, VA. Six-year graduation rate 33%. Median 10-year earnings $34,421.
Students who entered South University-Richmond reach a median of $34,421 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 33% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $26,123, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.76 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 33% graduate within six years. Retention of 67% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 244 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $30,442 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($29,903 versus $33,277), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 84% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,740 — common but not automatic. 65% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 9 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $29,903 |
| $30–48k | $31,379 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $33,277 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 159 of these 244 students, totalling $1,231,727 — an average of $7,747 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Henrico County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)