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Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

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

Campus Location

Blacksburg, VA 24061-0131
USA
Main Tel: (540) 231-6000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University Highlights

Where Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University 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 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor4,88463
Master1,36765
Doctorale35653
First-professional degree891
Associate481
Post-master's certificate165

Virginia Tech Students

The student enrollment at Virginia Tech was 29,898 in 2007 (28,022 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students, graduate students are 24%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 1%.

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

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 7,397
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 19,775
Room$ 2,818
Board$ 2,288
Books and supplies$ 1,024
Other$ 3,492

Financial Aid: Virginia Tech 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  1,012
Without tenure; working toward tenure  353
Without tenure; tenure not available  769

Housing and Meals

Virginia Tech provides on-campus housing for 9,125 of its 28,022 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Virginia Tech Athletics

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

Virginia Tech 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) .

Virginia Tech Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men65%
Women70%
All67%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal530-630
Math570-670
Writing530-630

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (91 awarded)

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

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (104 awarded)

  • Animal Sciences
  • Dairy Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (221 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 (52 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,141 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (430 awarded)

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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (143 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 (59 awarded)

  • Industrial Design
  • Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (20 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (399 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 (1,323 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 (518 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 (56 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (55 awarded)

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Horticultural Science

LIBERAL ARTS (823 awarded)

  • 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 (138 awarded)

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (187 awarded)

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

MEDICINE (109 awarded)

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

MUSIC (16 awarded)

  • Music

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (43 awarded)

  • Construction Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (27 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (532 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 (273 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Virginia Tech with government-defined occupation categories.)

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