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Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA · Public · Town (distant) · VMI

Public institution in Lexington, VA · 1,560 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $77,369 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,849976th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$20,4841,132nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$51,1861,824th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$33,7381,064th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,996989th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$77,369172nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$63,545175th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
81.8%185th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.4%456th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.7%954th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1183451st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5601,088th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.5%1,860th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 134 mi (IAD)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 16 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$48,667$41,937
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$48,628$49,270
Computer Sciencebachelors$48,432$64,493
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$44,925$44,942
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$42,682$46,087
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$40,737—
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$40,305$39,305
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$39,729—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$39,099$41,007
Historybachelors$39,009$45,094
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesForeign Languagesbachelors$38,289$39,909
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$38,289$38,649

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,815,074 (M $5,795,798 · W $993,776 · Coed $25,500)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Virginia Military Institute’s 1,560 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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