Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Also known as

Virginia Tech

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

8,839

43.9% Female

56.1% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

287

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.11%

American Indian or Alaska Native

5.89%

Asian

4.94%

Black or African American

5.83%

Hispanic or Latino

0.01%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

45.51%

White

2.76%

Two or more races

2.78%

Unknown

32.15%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate.html

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$15,768

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$31,690

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Yes

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Post Master's Certificate

Post Master's Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Administration of Special Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Adult Development and Aging	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
African-American/Black Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Agricultural Economics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Agronomy and Crop Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Animal Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Applied Economics	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Architecture	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Behavioral Sciences	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Bioinformatics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Business/Commerce, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Communication and Media Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Community Organization and Advocacy	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Programming/Programmer, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Construction Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No No
Dairy Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Design and Visual Communications, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Development Economics and International Development	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Dietetics/Dietitian	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Education, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Entomology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Environmental Design/Architecture	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Ethnic Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Forest Resources Production and Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Forestry, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Geography	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Gerontology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
History, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Homeland Security	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Homeland Security, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Horticultural Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Human Computer Interaction	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Human Development and Family Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Industrial and Product Design	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Information Resources Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Information Science/Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Information Technology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
International Policy Analysis	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
International Relations and Affairs	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
International/Global Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Learning Sciences	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Medicine	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Neuroscience	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Organizational Leadership	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Philosophy	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes Yes
Public Finance	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Public Health, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Public Policy Analysis, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Public/Applied History	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Rhetoric and Composition	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Science, Technology and Society	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Social Sciences, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Surveying Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Sustainability Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	3,020	2,247	735	38
With faculty status	3,020	2,247	735	38
Tenured	1,099	1,099	0	0
On tenure track	436	435	0	1
Not on tenure track	1,485	713	735	37
Annual contract	1,485	713	735	37
Without faculty status	0	0	0	0

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$15,768

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$31,690

Financial aid office web address

www.finaid.vt.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$15,768	$31,690
Full time Fees	$2,796	$3,402
Part time, per credit hour	$876	$1,760

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Medicine	$60,406	$1,503	$60,406	$1,503
Veterinary Medicine	$24,877	$3,997	$56,881	$4,601

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

8,839

43.9% Female

56.1% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.11%

American Indian or Alaska Native

5.89%

Asian

4.94%

Black or African American

5.83%

Hispanic or Latino

0.01%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

45.51%

White

2.76%

Two or more races

2.78%

Unknown

32.15%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	4	6
Asian	301	220
Black Or African American	227	210
Hispanic Or Latino	254	261
Non-resident Alien	1,870	972
White	2,023	2,000
Two Or More Races	125	119
Unknown	154	92

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,908

57.7% Male

42.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

496

56.9% Male

43.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

167

27.5% Male

72.5% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

505

51.1% Male

48.9% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

10.0% Male

90.0% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0131

Phone

540-231-6994

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]