Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University admitted 55% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1280–1450 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $25,808 a year. Within six years, 86% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 55%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1280–1450
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–32
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $39,324 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $25,808 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,378 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $16,450 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $38,914 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 86%
- Students who return for a second year
- 93%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $88,716 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 30,923
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 17%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 24%
- Engineering
- 20%
- Social sciences
- 8%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 7%
- Computer and information sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- St. John's College MD · 55% admitted
- St. John's College NM · 53% admitted
- Bard College NY · 52% admitted
- St Lawrence University NY · 54% admitted
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · 58% admitted
- Emerson College MA · 51% admitted
More colleges in Virginia
- Liberty University VA · 99% admitted
- George Mason University VA · 88% admitted
- James Madison University VA · 72% admitted
- Virginia Commonwealth University VA · 93% admitted
- University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · 17% admitted
- Old Dominion University VA · 90% admitted
- William & Mary VA · 34% admitted
- Radford University VA · 90% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.