Benefits
Benefits for full-time faculty
Follow the links below for brief descriptions of all of the benefits available to full-time faculty at VCU.
Employer-provided benefits
Choose from the following list to learn about the benefits provided by VCU:
- Retirement information regarding the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) and the Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance and the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP)
- Workers’ compensation
- Leave and holidays
Work/life benefits
Retiree information
- Pre-retirement counseling sessions
- VCU retired faculty council
- Retiree insurance through the Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
Optional benefits
- Health benefits - including Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and prescription, dental and expanded dental/vision/hearing
- Flexible reimbursement accounts
- Tax-deferred annuity (TDA) and Roth 403b - including cash match plan
- Deferred compensation plan (DCP)
- Optional group life insurance
- Voluntary long-term care insurance
- Purchase of prior service
- Tuition waiver
- Pre-tax parking



