Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 237 Title IV programs, 83 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 154 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing83 · 35.0%
- No Data154 · 65.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 15
Action history · 20
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jan 2024Approved for Distance EducationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- Jan 2024Approved for Distance EducationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,584 students received $33.6M in Pell grants, alongside $168.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 4,501 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at VT
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus33
- Non-campus2
Includes 13 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Campbell Hall East1 fireSmoking materialsDamage $0-$99
- Eggleston West1 fireBurning of Paper Towel & Plastic Bag in the Bathroom.Damage $0-$99
- Creativity Innovation District (CID) Living Learning Community1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
VT vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions VT selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 86% | — | 38,857 | $24,953 | R1 Research |
| 68% | 87.5% | 39,766 | $17,915 | R1 Research | |
| 63% | 92.6% | 28,464 | $23,433 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 16.8% | 26,409 | $21,565 | R1 Research | |
| 46% | 90.4% | 23,743 | $14,638 | R1 Research | |
| 53% | 55.4% | 34,944 | $15,931 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 66% | 87.5% | 31,704 | $19,740 |
Institutions like VT
Explore the federal data for institutions in VT's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchVirginia
George Mason University
Grad rate68%Admit rate87.5%Enrollment39,766Net price$17,915View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Grad rate63%Admit rate92.6%Enrollment28,464Net price$23,433View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Grad rate96%Admit rate16.8%Enrollment26,409Net price$21,565View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
Old Dominion University
Grad rate46%Admit rate90.4%Enrollment23,743Net price$14,638View data - R1 ResearchGeorgia
Georgia State University
Grad rate53%Admit rate55.4%Enrollment34,944Net price$15,931View data
VT Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of Institutional Effectiveness is to facilitate a culture of continuous improvement and advance excellence at Virginia Tech. We accomplish this through the design and promotion of assessment and planning processes.
Visit IR office page- Bethany BodoAssistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
- Molly HallSenior Associate Director
- Lauren BryantAssociate Director
- Nicole ConnorsAssistant Director
- Cesur DagliLearning Analytics Data Scientist
- Zachary MellonAssessment Coordinator
Common Data Set
VT's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C157,755 applied → 31,515 admitted (54.6%) → 7,133 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 54.6% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 28–32 (median 30).
Waitlist outcome
C222,526 offered a waitlist spot, 13,380 accepted it, 4,295 admitted (32.1% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 86%; first-year retention 95%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 5 pts below the overall rate (81% vs 86%).
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B25% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B131,536 undergraduates and 7,459 graduate students.
Source publications
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