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Ranks 112th overall and 5th in Virginia

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
GraduateSTEM dominant
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / Yes / Yes
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?

Ranks 707th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $5,772 $5,772 $17,980
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,625 $1,625 $1,795
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $241 $241 $749
FT Graduate Tuition $7,361 $7,361 $13,556
FT Graduate Required Fees $1,625 $1,625 $1,795
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $409 $409 $753
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $18,213 $18,213 $30,591
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $18,213 $18,213 $30,591
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $11,913 $11,913 $24,291

Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

  In State Out of State
Veterinary Medicine Degree — Tuition $13,876 $33,651
Veterinary Medicine Degree — Required Fees $1,625 $1,795

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $6,378 trend  $7,397 $6,378 trend  $7,397 $17,837 trend  $19,775
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,030 trend  $1,024
On-Campus – Room & Board $4,522 trend  $6,300
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,013 trend  $3,492
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $6,776 trend  $6,300
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,013 trend  $3,492
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,013 trend  $3,492

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$45
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 19,429 (11,273 male / 8,156 female)
Admitted 13,031 (7,348 male / 5,683 female)
Admission rate 67%
First-time Enrollment 5,122 (2,855 male / 2,267 female)
FT Enrollment 5,119 (2,853 male / 2,266 female)
PT Enrollment 3 (2 male / 1 female)
Total Enrollment28,470

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / N/A / Required
College Prep. CompletionRequired
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Atlantic Coast Conference

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 200th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 97%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 530 / 630
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 570 / 670
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1100 / 1300

Student Services

Remedial ServicesNo
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity9,125
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$2,818
Board Fee$2,288

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ranks 1852nd for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $3,279 480 pie   10%
State & Local Grant Aid $4,113 980 pie   19%
Institutional Grant Aid $2,559 2,074 pie   41%
Student Loan Aid $4,781 2,144 pie   43%
Any financial aid type   3,651 pie   73%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
1,3926071,999
Black Non-Hispanic
7286251,353
Hispanic
342288630
Asian / Pacific Islander
1,0437491,792
American Indian / Alaskan Native
413879
White Non-Hispanic
11,1938,55719,750
Race Unknown
1,7061,1612,867
Total 16,445 12,025 28,470

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
592079
Black Non-Hispanic
114144258
Hispanic
343670
Asian / Pacific Islander
169124293
American Indian / Alaskan Native
358
White Non-Hispanic
2,1831,6953,878
Race Unknown
N/AN/AN/A
Total 2,562 2,024 4,586

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

  Men Women Total
300 32 332
132 179 311
203 83 286
72 201 273
193 48 241

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 13 8 3 25 1 154 17 221
Administration of Special Education 1 5 6
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 7 3 5 9 113 11 148
Agricultural Economics 1 31 3 35
Agricultural Production Operations, General 1 45 2 48
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering 3 1 23 1 28
Agriculture, General 1 1
Agronomy and Crop Science 25 1 26
Animal Sciences, General 4 4 2 68 5 83
Apparel and Textiles, General
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 27 6 6 7 113 3 162
Art/Art Studies, General 3 2 5 38 4 52
Biochemistry 1 3 3 10 42 9 68
Bioinformatics 1 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 2 14 16
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 7 15 2 28 1 230 28 311
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 2 2 4
Business Administration and Management, General 33 15 3 20 1 201 13 286
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 4 24 1 12 1 131 11 184
Business/Commerce, General 6 1 5 12
Business/Managerial Economics 2 3 34 2 41
Chemical Engineering 7 2 1 4 39 3 56
Chemistry, General 9 2 1 3 41 5 61
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 1 14 2 17
Civil Engineering, General 35 8 5 6 1 172 14 241
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 1 13 4 12 130 19 179
Communication and Media Studies, Other 8 8
Computer Engineering, General 16 2 1 16 69 5 109
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 55 3 2 13 51 2 126
Computer and Information Sciences, General 38 3 4 19 1 113 13 191
Construction Management 5 2 1 1 29 5 43
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 1 1 16 18
Curriculum and Instruction 10 9 2 5 1 152 6 185
Dairy Science 3 1 17 21
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 2 1 17 20
Economics, General 7 2 4 3 28 4 48
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 16 1 62 2 81
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 1 1
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 63 10 5 25 1 100 12 216
Engineering Mechanics 9 1 25 2 37
Engineering, Other 4 4
English Language and Literature, General 9 1 5 107 14 136
Entomology 3 3
Environmental Design/Architecture 2 4 6
Environmental Science 1 1 13 15
Environmental Studies 1 12 1 14
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 7 1 10 18
Finance, General 4 7 5 19 160 27 222
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 1 8 9
Food Science 1 6 7
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 1 17 4 13 134 11 180
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 2 1 31 3 37
Forest Resources Production and Management 1 1 13 15
Forestry, General 1 1 1 79 1 83
Geography 1 2 1 43 4 51
Geology/Earth Science, General 7 1 22 1 31
History, General 3 4 4 2 121 16 150
Horticultural Science 2 1 26 29
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 6 1 6 38 5 56
Housing and Human Environments, General
Human Development and Family Studies, General 2 6 1 1 1 82 6 99
Industrial Design 1 6 1 11 19
Industrial Engineering 36 9 4 12 62 11 134
Information Science/Studies 3 1 4
Interior Design 2 1 35 2 40
International Relations and Affairs 1 3 5 3 43 9 64
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) 1 34 1 36
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 1 11 3 6 70 5 96
Management Science, General 4 16 3 13 1 85 10 132
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 2 13 3 17 1 176 15 227
Materials Engineering 5 1 1 23 1 31
Mathematics, General 14 1 2 8 76 9 110
Mechanical Engineering 25 10 11 18 255 13 332
Mining and Mineral Engineering 5 1 1 25 3 35
Music, General 1 2 11 2 16
Natural Resources Management and Policy 7 7
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 1 6 7
Philosophy 2 20 5 27
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 7 43 1 52
Physics, General 5 3 17 3 28
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 4 2 6
Political Science and Government, General 1 4 4 5 117 13 144
Polymer/Plastics Engineering 6 4 10
Psychology, General 6 19 4 14 1 199 30 273
Public Administration 3 2 2 26 33
Public Policy Analysis 2 1 1 16 2 22
Science, Technology and Society 6 1 7
Secondary Education and Teaching 14 1 15
Sociology 1 9 3 1 69 4 87
Statistics, General 8 2 2 1 13 2 28
Systems Engineering 1 1 3 15 2 22
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 4 4 31 2 41
Urban Studies/Affairs 1 7 2 10
Veterinary Medicine (DVM) 3 4 1 79 2 89
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert 8 1 1 10 20
Total 550 335 126 410 19 4,876 444 6,760

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ranks 184th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $84,111 ($90,608 male / $68,399 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,340 (948 male / 392 female)
Number of PT Faculty 56
FT Faculty Ratio 24 : 1
Total Benefits $28,843,783
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Academics

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Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Partial Services/Facilities For Students With Learning Disabilities, Services/Facilities For Hearing Impaired, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 912 work stations, available in: dorms, libraries, computer centers, student centers, Own PC Required, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Online Course Registration for Freshmen, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Computer Repair Service Available On Campus, Computer Helpline Available, Dorms Wired for High Speed Internet Connections, Online Library, Discounted Computer Software for Sale, Discounted Computer Hardware for Sale, Student Web Hosting, Wireless Network, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, During Intersession Periods, During Normal Term Periods, Over the Summer, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 5%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 25% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 70%. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Psychology:
Psychology – General
Foreign Language and Literature:
Foreign Language & Literature – General
Social Sciences:
Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology
Education:
Secondary Education
Public Administration and Service:
Public Policy Analysis
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General, Statistics
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Music – General
English Language and Literature:
English Language & Literature – General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biochemistry, Biology
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy
Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Geology, Physics
Computer Science:
Computer/Information Sciences – General
Popular majors:
one hundred percent agriculture, twenty-two percent business per marketing, eighteen percent engineering, eight percent family and consumer sciences, seven percent biology, seven percent social sciences, five percent psychology
Communications & Journalism:
Communications/Rhetoric
History:
History – General
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Construction Management, Finance/Banking, Hotel/Motel Management, Management Science, Marketing Management

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February. Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 70.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 72%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer students are not ignored, still did not report the exact number of transfer students. This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, forty dollars online application fee and point zero .

the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of May. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 1st of May. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 15th of January. If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 1st of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of February and For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 11th of March. Additionally, make sure that if you are a transfer student and are participating in a financial aid program, your financial aid application is in by the 1st of March. Priority financial aid applications for transfer students are due the 1st of February.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at forty percent scholarships per grants and sixty percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Art, Athletics and ROTC. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, ROTC and State/District Residency.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Students

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The school’s size is approximately twenty-one thousand, five hundred and thirty-four degree-seeking undergrads, five thousand and forty-nine first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five thousand, nine hundred and ninety-three graduate enrollment. Additionally, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. In addition, the student body consists of seventy-one percent in-state students, twenty-nine percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, forty-four percent women, fifty-six percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, seven percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, seventy-four percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, eleven percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-seven percent in top 10th of graduating class, seventy-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-seven percent in top half of graduating class, forty-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-nine percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, six percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 72 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as natural history, geology and art museums, observatory, wind tunnel, black cultural center, digital music center, robotics laboratory, multimedia laboratory, media center, women’s center, math emporium, advanced communications/information technology center. After all, the school is located 38 miles from Roanoke.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Athletics

The Hokies are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Golf
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
  • Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Racquetball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling

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Let's go Hokies!! I am a graduate of VT and have suffered so since this happened because once a Hokie always a Hokie. We possess a pride in our alma mater that cannot be taken away by the actions of a mad man. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost a loved one in this senseless massacre God be with you all. Jim Vurnakes

over 2 years ago

I am so sorry about the horrible tragedy that occurred at your school, and my heart and prayers go out to the victims, their families and to those students, faculty and staff who have been affected. I would like to say that I have never seen such school spirit expressed in any situation. Long live the Hokies!