Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA · Public four-year · City: Small
30,504undergraduates
55%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$22,205average net price per year
86%graduate in 6 years
92%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 47,208
- Admitted
- 26,923
- Admit rate
- 55%
- Admit rate, women
- 61%
- Admit rate, men
- 54%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 27%
- First-year students
- 7,196
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 43%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 620-700
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 620-720
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 7%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 27-32
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
74 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (8)
- Accounting Bachelor's (128 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (223 awarded)
- Construction Management, General Bachelor's (94 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (329 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Bachelor's (42 awarded)
- Management Science Bachelor's (541 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (279 awarded)
- Real Estate Bachelor's (87 awarded)
Engineering (12)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Bachelor's (202 awarded)
- Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (67 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (78 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (215 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (192 awarded)
- Construction Engineering Bachelor's (69 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (107 awarded)
- Industrial Engineering Bachelor's (207 awarded)
- Materials Engineering Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (351 awarded)
- Mining and Mineral Engineering Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (5)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (114 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (293 awarded)
- Computational Biology Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Microbiology, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (219 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Applied Economics Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (91 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (116 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (181 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (163 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (517 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (3)
- Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Bachelor's (61 awarded)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Bachelor's (224 awarded)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (172 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (8)
- Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Agricultural Production Operations, General Associate (54 awarded)
- Agriculture, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Agronomy and Crop Science Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's (146 awarded)
- Dairy Science Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Food Science Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Horticultural Science Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (256 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (249 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (5)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (46 awarded)
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Forestry, General Bachelor's (88 awarded)
- Forestry, Other Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's (71 awarded)
Physical sciences (5)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Meteorology Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Physical Sciences, Other Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (50 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (60 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Industrial and Product Design Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Interior Design Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Data Science, General Bachelor's (158 awarded)
Architecture and related services (2)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's (133 awarded)
- Landscape Architecture Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (105 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (72 awarded)
- Statistics, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (81 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (56 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies, Other Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Bachelor's (60 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (48 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (1)
- Packaging Science Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Education (1)
- Secondary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Graduate programs (122)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Agricultural Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering Mechanics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering, Other Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's
- Industrial Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Materials Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mining and Mineral Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Master's
- Nuclear Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Polymer/Plastics Engineering Doctorate (research)
- Systems Engineering Master's
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Master's
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Programming/Programmer, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Post-bachelor's certificate
- Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician Post-bachelor's certificate
- Information Science/Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Business/Commerce, General Doctorate (research)
- Construction Management, General Master's
- Information Resources Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Organizational Leadership Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Finance Post-bachelor's certificate
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Post-bachelor's certificate
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Educational Statistics and Research Methods Post-bachelor's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Learning Sciences Post-bachelor's certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's
- Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Post-bachelor's certificate
- Agricultural Economics Master's
- Agriculture, General Master's
- Agronomy and Crop Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Animal Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Horticultural Science Doctorate (research)
- Veterinary Medicine Doctorate (professional)
- Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Forest Resources Production and Management Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Behavioral Sciences Post-bachelor's certificate
- Business Analytics Post-bachelor's certificate
- Data Analytics, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Gerontology Post-bachelor's certificate
- Historic Preservation and Conservation, General Master's
- Human Computer Interaction Post-bachelor's certificate
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- International/Globalization Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Science, Technology and Society Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Sustainability Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's
- Architecture Doctorate (research)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Master's
- Environmental Design/Architecture Doctorate (research)
- Landscape Architecture Master's
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics Post-bachelor's certificate
- Dietetics/Dietitian Master's
- Medicine Doctorate (professional)
- Public Health, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Bioinformatics Doctorate (research)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Entomology Doctorate (research)
- Neuroscience Doctorate (research)
- Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Doctorate (research)
- Applied Economics Post-bachelor's certificate
- Development Economics and International Development Post-bachelor's certificate
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Post-bachelor's certificate
- Geography Master's, Doctorate (research)
- International Relations and National Security Studies, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Political Science and Government, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Social Sciences, Other Doctorate (research)
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Urban Studies/Affairs Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy Post-bachelor's certificate
- Homeland Security Post-bachelor's certificate
- Homeland Security, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Security Science and Technology, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Community Organization and Advocacy Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Administration Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Applied Statistics, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Statistics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Creative Writing Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- Rhetoric and Composition Doctorate (research)
- Adult Development and Aging Post-bachelor's certificate
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Psychology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Communication and Media Studies, Other Master's
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's
- History, General Master's
- Public/Applied History Post-bachelor's certificate
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Master's
- Design and Visual Communications, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's
- Philosophy Master's
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $15,478
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $36,694
- Housing and food on campus
- $14,888
- Books and supplies
- $2,620
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,266
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $37,252
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $58,468
- Total cost living at home
- $22,364
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $13,536 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $14,891 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $19,660 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $26,533 |
| Over $110,000 | $30,568 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 69%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 55%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,542
- Got a grant from the college
- 55%
- Average grant from the college
- $5,568
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 15%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 41%
- Average amount borrowed
- $10,390
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 69%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 84%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 86%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 88%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 86%
- Came back for year two
- 92%
| Pell grant students | 79% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 86% |
| Neither | 88% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 2,956 | 90% |
| Men | 3,810 | 83% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 618 | 89% |
| Black | 263 | 80% |
| Hispanic | 416 | 85% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 4,510 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 283 | 87% |
| Race unknown | 186 | 85% |
| International | 476 | 75% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 6,333 | 88% | 8% |
| Started here, part-time | 36 | 47% | 47% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 975 | 88% | 6% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 14 | 71% (small group) | 14% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 38,294
- Undergraduates
- 30,504
- Full-time undergraduates
- 29,626
- Part-time undergraduates
- 878
- Graduate students
- 7,790
- Students per faculty member
- 17 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 61%
- From out of state
- 33%
- From other countries
- 5%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 2%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 1%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 9%
| Women | 43% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 13% |
| Black | 6% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 58% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 5% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0131
- County
- Montgomery County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Land-grant university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.