Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly referred to as Virginia Tech, is a public, polytechnic university located in Blacksburg, Virginia. It was originally established in 1872 under the name Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1896, it was renamed the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. In 1944, the institution was again renamed the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The university’s campus stretches over an area of 2,600 acres.

The various colleges and schools under Virginia Tech are:

• College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
• College of Architecture & Urban Studies
• College of Engineering
• College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• College of Natural Resources
• College of Science
• Pamplin College of Business
• Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

The sports teams of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are called the Hokies. The teams participate in sports like baseball, basketball, football, soccer and softball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, conservation and resource management, computer science and engineering, animal science and care, mathematics, architecture and planning, and family and social work.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Virginia Tech participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 73% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 30,739 in 2009-2010 (30,864 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 54% of enrolled students and graduate students are 46%.

Students under 25 years old represent 81% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Virginia Tech provides on-campus housing for 8,970 of its 30,864 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 200 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 130 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Virginia Tech offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (146 awarded)

• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Production Operations
• Agriculture
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (150 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Dairy Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (239 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (42 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,175 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (365 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (191 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
• Forest Resources Production and Management
• Forestry
• Natural Resources Management and Policy

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (53 awarded)

• Industrial Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (18 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (377 awarded)

• Administration of Special Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Statistics and Research Methods
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (1,420 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mining and Mineral Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
• Polymer/Plastics Engineering
• Systems Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (527 awarded)

• Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Housing and Human Environments
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis

HOSPITALITY (115 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (79 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Horticultural Science

LIBERAL ARTS (975 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (131 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (201 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies

MEDICINE (108 awarded)

• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (20 awarded)

• Music

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (63 awarded)

• Construction Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (29 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (583 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Entomology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Science, Technology and Society

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (302 awarded)

• Psychology