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Rao leads a nationally premier, urban public research university with an academic health system whose flagship hospital, VCU Medical Center, is ranked among the top 100 hospitals in the nation.

VCU educates more than 28,000 students from 101 countries in more than 220 degree and certificate programs. As the largest employer in the Richmond area and among the largest in the commonwealth, VCU has an economic impact on Virginia of $9.5 billion.

Additionally, VCUarts Qatar — located in Doha’s Education City — is internationally recognized for excellence in art and design.

Under Rao’s leadership, VCU is among the top 50 universities in the United States for sponsored research.

U.S. News & World Report ranks several of VCU’s graduate programs in the top 50 in the nation. Consistently recognized for excellence, VCUart’s sculpture program and the College of Health Profession’s nurse anesthesia program are ranked