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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Enrollment

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Total all undergraduates	30,447
Total all graduate	7,729
Grand total all students	38,176

Admissions

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Total applicants	47,208
Total admitted	26,923
Total enrolled	7,196
Overall admit rate	57.0%
Admit rate — women	61.3%
Admit rate — men	53.9%
Yield rate	26.7%

Early Decision / Action

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Offers Early Decision plan?	No
Offers Early Action plan?	Yes
EA closing date	12/1
EA notification date	2/22
Restrictive Early Action?	No

Test Scores

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
% submitting SAT	45.0%
% submitting ACT	9.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile	620
SAT EBRW 75th %ile	700
SAT Math 25th %ile	620
SAT Math 75th %ile	720
ACT Comp 25th %ile	27
ACT Comp 75th %ile	32

Cost

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tuition — in-state	$13,152
Tuition — out-of-state	$34,362
Required fees	$2,796
Room and board	$9,272
Total cost — in-state	$25,220
Total cost — out-of-state	$46,430

Financial Aid

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Avg need-based grant	$8,076
Avg % of need met	58.4%
Avg merit grant (no need)	$3,518

Waitlist & Transfer

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
# offered place on waitlist	12,348
# admitted from waitlist	0
Waitlist admit rate	0.0%
Transfer applicants (total)	3,012
Transfer admit rate	59.6%

Faculty

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
% faculty full-time	90.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data not in the CDS — completion, retention, earnings, loan repayment, and demographics. Sourced separately from the CDS figures above; see each school's profile page for the reporting-year vintage of each figure.

Admissions & cost

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Admit rate (Scorecard)	54.8%
Average net price (public)	$24,953

Completion, retention & earnings

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Completion rate (200% of expected time)	87.7%
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)	79.0%
First-year retention rate	92.4%
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing	$85,647

Financial aid

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
% receiving a Pell Grant	15.2%
% receiving a federal loan	34.0%

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Paid in full	21.4%
Making progress	39.5%
Not making progress	19.1%
Discharged	0.2%
Defaulted	1.2%

Undergraduates

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
% part-time	2.6%
% white	57.2%
% Black	5.9%
% Hispanic/Latino	9.8%
% Asian	13.7%
% American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1%
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%
% two or more races	5.8%
% nonresident/international	4.6%
% race/ethnicity unknown	2.9%

Instructional staff

Metric	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
% women	39.6%
% men	60.4%
% white	64.3%
% Black	3.3%
% Hispanic/Latino	4.8%
% Asian	12.2%
% American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3%
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%
% two or more races	1.1%
% nonresident/international	13.2%
% race/ethnicity unknown	0.8%

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Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Total all undergraduates

30,447

Total all graduate

7,729

Grand total all students

38,176

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Total applicants

47,208

Total admitted

26,923

Total enrolled

7,196

Overall admit rate

57.0%

Admit rate — women

61.3%

Admit rate — men

53.9%

Yield rate

26.7%

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Offers Early Decision plan?

Offers Early Action plan?

Yes

EA closing date

12/1

EA notification date

2/22

Restrictive Early Action?

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

% submitting SAT

45.0%

% submitting ACT

9.0%

SAT EBRW 25th %ile

620

SAT EBRW 75th %ile

700

SAT Math 25th %ile

620

SAT Math 75th %ile

720

ACT Comp 25th %ile

ACT Comp 75th %ile

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tuition — in-state

$13,152

Tuition — out-of-state

$34,362

Required fees

$2,796

Room and board

$9,272

Total cost — in-state

$25,220

Total cost — out-of-state

$46,430

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Avg need-based grant

$8,076

Avg % of need met

58.4%

Avg merit grant (no need)

$3,518

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

# offered place on waitlist

12,348

# admitted from waitlist

Waitlist admit rate

0.0%

Transfer applicants (total)

3,012

Transfer admit rate

59.6%

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

% faculty full-time

90.4%

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Admit rate (Scorecard)

54.8%

Average net price (public)

$24,953

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Completion rate (200% of expected time)

87.7%

Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)

79.0%

First-year retention rate

92.4%

Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing

$85,647

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

% receiving a Pell Grant

15.2%

% receiving a federal loan

34.0%

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Paid in full

21.4%

Making progress

39.5%

Not making progress

19.1%

Discharged

0.2%

Defaulted

1.2%

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

% part-time

2.6%

% white

57.2%

% Black

5.9%

% Hispanic/Latino

9.8%

% Asian

13.7%

% American Indian/Alaska Native

0.1%

% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.1%

% two or more races

5.8%

% nonresident/international

4.6%

% race/ethnicity unknown

2.9%

Metric

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

% women

39.6%

% men

60.4%

% white

64.3%

% Black

3.3%

% Hispanic/Latino

4.8%

% Asian

12.2%

% American Indian/Alaska Native

0.3%

% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.1%

% two or more races

1.1%

% nonresident/international

13.2%

% race/ethnicity unknown

0.8%