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Virginia Military Institute

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Campus Location

Lexington, VA 24450-0304
USA
Main Tel: (540) 464-7207
Web Site

The campus is in a rural area.

Virginia Military Institute Highlights

Where Virginia Military Institute stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in engineering, liberal arts, and science.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Large number of students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Affordable tuition & fees.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor32514

Virginia Military Institute Students

The student enrollment at Virginia Military Institute was 1,378 in 2007 (1,378 full-time equivalent).

About 90% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 10% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 10,048
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 25,892
Room$ 1,854
Board$ 4,254
Books and supplies$ 775
Other$ 1,800

Financial Aid: Virginia Military Institute participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  57
Without tenure; working toward tenure  42
Without tenure; tenure not available  17

Housing and Meals

Virginia Military Institute provides on-campus housing for 1,389 of its 1,378 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Virginia Military Institute Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Virginia Military Institute is in the Big South Conference for major sports.

Virginia Military Institute offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 151 male students received the aid (men were 86% of those receiving aid) and 25 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 14% of students receiving such aid) .

Virginia Military Institute Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men54%
Women54%
All54%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal510-610
Math520-620

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

  • Computer Science

ENGINEERING (69 awarded)

  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

LIBERAL ARTS (178 awarded)

  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • History
  • International Relations and Affairs

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics

SCIENCE (34 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (34 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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