University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Public
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $15,948
Out-of-state tuition: $37,764
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 30,923

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

54.8%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Engineering
Agricultural Business and Management
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agricultural Engineering
Engineering
Agriculture, General
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Animal Sciences
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Architecture and Related Services
Architecture

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — Early Action application deadline listed in the current Common App Requirements Grid.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — Regular Decision application deadline listed in the current Common App Requirements Grid.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $60
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the current Common App Requirements Grid.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Fee-waiver availability listed in the current Common App Requirements Grid.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply.html

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported Virginia Tech first-year deadlines.
Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported Virginia Tech fee and waiver fields.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?233921
Retrieved 2026-06-10

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

52,498 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

28,758 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

7,289 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 31,035 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 30,161 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 874 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 41%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 9%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 28 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 32 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.vt.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

55.0%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 31,035 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 30,161 students
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 874 students

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 52,296 applicants
First-year students admitted (C1): 28,758 students
First-year students enrolled (C1): 7,289 students
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 67.4%; All enrolled students column.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 17.3%; All enrolled students column.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 9.6%; All enrolled students column.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 3.7%; All enrolled students column.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 1.5%; All enrolled students column.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 0.3%; All enrolled students column.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): 0.1%; All enrolled students column.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): 0.1%; All enrolled students column.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report a value for this band.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 4.09 GPA

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 41.3%; Calculated from 3,010 SAT submitters among 7,289 enrolled first-year students.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 9.2%; Calculated from 668 ACT submitters among 7,289 enrolled first-year students.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 28 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 32 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution; The reviewed 2024–2025 CDS copy does not report I2; a general institutional ratio was not substituted.

Source: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://aie.vt.edu/analytics-and-ai/common-data-set.html · Import: cds-2026-09-v88

Architecture and Related Services

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

Physical Sciences

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biology, General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Engineering

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business/Managerial Economics

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Civil Engineering

Engineering

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Engineering

Engineering

Construction Engineering

Engineering

Construction Management

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Data Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Design and Applied Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

Engineering Mechanics

Engineering

Engineering-Related Fields

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

Natural Resources and Conservation

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Finance and Financial Management Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Food Science and Technology

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Forestry

Natural Resources and Conservation

Geography and Cartography

Social Sciences

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Hospitality Administration/Management

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Industrial Engineering

Engineering

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Landscape Architecture

Architecture and Related Services

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Materials Engineering

Engineering

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Mining and Mineral Engineering

Engineering

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Engineering

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physical Sciences, Other

Physical Sciences

Physics

Physical Sciences

Plant Sciences

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Real Estate

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Sociology

Social Sciences

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

Natural Resources and Conservation