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School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.
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Campus LocationBlacksburg, VA 24061-0131
USA
Main Tel: (540) 231-6000
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in engineering, architecture and planning, conservation and resource management, computer science and engineering, mathematics, family and social work, and science.
- Large number of students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High faculty salary.
- High male/female ratio.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 5,049 | 63 | | Master | 1,525 | 66 | | 341 | 45 | | 88 | 1 | | Associate | 33 | 1 | | Post-master's certificate | 25 | 5 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 29,898 in 2007-2008 (29,945 full-time equivalent). About 55% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 45% of the class. Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 8,198 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 20,825 | | Room | $ 3,096 | | Board | $ 2,380 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,080 | | Other | $ 3,680 |
Financial Aid: Virginia Tech participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2008-2009): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 998 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 379 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 769 |
Housing and MealsVirginia Tech provides on-campus housing for 9,116 of its 29,945 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).
AthleticsSchool 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) .
Admissions (2008-2009)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 63% | | Women | 68% | | All | 65% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 540-630 | | Math | 570-670 | | Writing | 530-630 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (100 awarded) - Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Production Operations
- Agriculture
- Food Science
ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (130 awarded) - Animal Sciences
- Dairy Science
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (231 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 (43 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,128 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Finance
- Management Science
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (445 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Science/Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (122 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) DESIGN (61 awarded) - Industrial Design
- Interior Design
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (22 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (413 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 (1,358 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil 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 (544 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 (91 awarded) - Hospitality Administration/Management
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (65 awarded) - Agronomy and Crop Science
- Horticultural Science
LIBERAL ARTS (920 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 (127 awarded) MEDIA (205 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Communication and Media Studies
MEDICINE (103 awarded) - Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
- Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)
MUSIC (19 awarded) REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (70 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (21 awarded) SCIENCE (565 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 (278 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Virginia Tech with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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