Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university in Richmond, Virginia. The university has about 32,436 students. It was founded in 1838. The current president of the university is Michael Rao, Ph.D.  It came from a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968.History – About VCU » Virginia Commonwealth University It has over 32,000 students. It is classified as having very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Sports
The athletics teams of the university are called the Rams. They have 16 varsity teams that compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

References

Other websites
Virginia Commonwealth University's Official website
VCU Rams' Official athletics website

Category:Atlantic 10 Conference
Category:Colleges and universities in Virginia
Category:Richmond, Virginia
Category:1838 establishments in Virginia