Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
VPI
#151 National Colleges
70.04%
Admission Rate
Not Very Selective
29,196 Undergraduates Enrolled
- Public
- Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
- Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Four-year, large, primarily residential
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Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, VA Tech or VPI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Corps of Cadets ROTC program, Virginia Tech is a senior military college.
Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to some 34,400 students. It manages a research portfolio of $522 million, placing it among the top 50 universities in the U.S. for total research expenditures, top 25 in computer and information sciences and top 10 in engineering, with the latter two the highest rankings in the state. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2015, Virginia Tech was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment.
VT has produced two Rhodes Scholars, four Marshall Scholars, 38 Goldwater Scholars, and 280 Fulbright Scholars. Among its alumni are eight Medal of Honor recipients, 97 flag officers, two US state governors, two astronauts, and one billionaire. Three Nobel laureates and one MacArthur Fellow have received a degree or served as faculty members at the university. As of 2015, VT had more than 240,000 living alumni worldwide.
The university's athletic teams are known as the Virginia Tech Hokies and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
"Virginia Tech." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech.
Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to some 34,400 students. It manages a research portfolio of $522 million, placing it among the top 50 universities in the U.S. for total research expenditures, top 25 in computer and information sciences and top 10 in engineering, with the latter two the highest rankings in the state. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2015, Virginia Tech was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment.
VT has produced two Rhodes Scholars, four Marshall Scholars, 38 Goldwater Scholars, and 280 Fulbright Scholars. Among its alumni are eight Medal of Honor recipients, 97 flag officers, two US state governors, two astronauts, and one billionaire. Three Nobel laureates and one MacArthur Fellow have received a degree or served as faculty members at the university. As of 2015, VT had more than 240,000 living alumni worldwide.
The university's athletic teams are known as the Virginia Tech Hokies and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
"Virginia Tech." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech.
Location
City
Blacksburg, Virginia
Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Academics
Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree
Most Popular Fields
| Field | % Students |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 23.8% |
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 20.3% |
| Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 8.8% |
| Social Sciences | 8.0% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 7.1% |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences | 5.0% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 4.4% |
| Natural Resources And Conservation | 3.4% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 3.2% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 2.9% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 2.6% |
| Psychology | 2.6% |
| Physical Sciences | 2.3% |
| Architecture And Related Services | 1.5% |
| English Language And Literature/Letters | 1.3% |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 1.0% |
| History | 0.7% |
| Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields | 0.5% |
| Philosophy And Religious Studies | 0.4% |
| Public Administration And Social Service Professions | 0.2% |
Cost
In State Tuition
$13,691.00
Out of State Tuition
$32,835.00
Percentage Students Receiving Aid
38.96%
Average Net Cost After Aid
$21,198.00
Admissions
SAT Scores
1292
Composite Average
| Percentile | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 710 | 650 | 590 |
| Verbal | 680 | 635 | 590 |
ACT Scores
28
Cumulative Average
| Percentile | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 30 | 28 | 25 |
| English | 32 | 28 | 24 |
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