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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · VPISU · Virginia Tech

Public institution in Blacksburg, VA · 30,435 undergraduates · 57% acceptance rate · $81,698 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
$23,7901,404th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$15,478970th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,6941,485th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$32,040998th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$81,698128th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$67,377133rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
86.3%121st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.8%198th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
57.0%346th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1337154th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
30,43552nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.0%1,916th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 142 mi (CLT)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 72 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$86,531$88,678
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,658$78,488
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$75,518—
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,992$70,863
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,261$70,163
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$70,196$70,680
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,143$70,628
Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,617$65,441
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$69,338$67,995
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,995$73,272
Construction EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,821$67,324
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,603$65,029

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $20,853,299 (M $12,472,888 · W $8,380,411)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s 30,435 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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