Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
54.6%
31,515 admitted
SAT · 50th
1370
Range 1280–1450
6-yr grad
86.0%
Retention 94.7%
Undergrads
31,536
17:1 S-F
Admissions
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47.3% / 58.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications57,755
Overall admit rate54.6%
In-state admit rate47.3%
Out-of-state admit rate58.9%
Enrolled7,133 · 22.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist4,295 of 22,526
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, First-gen, Geography, Rigor of HS record, State residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1370
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1280–1450 · 42.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W640680720
Math640690730
Comp128013701450
ACT
255075
Comp283032
Cost & aid
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$13,548
in-state tuition
out-of-state $35,408
Tuition (in-state)$13,548
Tuition (out-of-state)$35,408
Fees$2,902
Room & board$16,046
Books$1,120
Avg need-based grant$11,597
% need met63.9%
Academics
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17 : 1
student-faculty ratio
94.7% retention
Student-faculty17 : 1
Retention94.7%
4-year graduation69.0%
6-year graduation86.0%
Enrollment
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31,536
undergraduates
31.0% out-of-state · 326 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates31,536
First-year7,133
Transfer1,176
Full-time97%
Female44%
Out-of-state31.0%
International (freshmen)326
Rankings
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#14
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#1426
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#2526
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#3126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#3526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#5126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#5126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingVirginia colleges12
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttps://www.vt.edu/apply.html
Admissions emailadmissions@vt.edu
Admissions phone(540) 231-6267
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Virg…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Virginia VA · Public16.8%1470—
James Madison University VA · Public68.8%126021K
Virginia Commonwealth University VA · Public83.7%114021K
Penn State University Park PA · Public—1340—
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
Clemson University SC · Public42.4%133024K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

14 years of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.