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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · CDS 2023–2024 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
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Overall admit rate
57.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
26.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
58.4%
Total cost — out-of-state
$46,430
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
—
Avg loan debt at graduation
—

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates30,447
Total all graduate7,729
Grand total all students38,176

Admissions

Total applicants47,208
Total admitted26,923
Total enrolled7,196
Overall admit rate57.0%
Admit rate — women61.3%
Admit rate — men53.9%
Yield rate26.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date12/1
EA notification date2/22
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT45.0%
% submitting ACT9.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile620
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile620
SAT Math 75th %ile720
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class——
% in top 25% of HS class——

Cost

Tuition — in-state$13,152
Tuition — out-of-state$34,362
Required fees$2,796
Room and board$9,272
Total cost — in-state$25,220
Total cost — out-of-state$46,430

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$8,076
Avg % of need met58.4%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$3,518
Avg loan debt at graduation——

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist12,348
# admitted from waitlist0
Waitlist admit rate0.0%
Transfer applicants (total)3,012
Transfer admit rate59.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio——
% faculty full-time90.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)54.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$24,953Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)87.7%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)79.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate92.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$85,647Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan34.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full21.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress39.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress19.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted1.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white57.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women39.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men60.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white64.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international13.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services24.0%
Engineering19.7%
Social Sciences7.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services6.8%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences5.4%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences4.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs3.8%