Also known as

  • Virginia Tech

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
8,839
43.9% Female
56.1% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
281
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
72
Doctoral Research
53
Doctoral Professional
2
Distance
22
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.11%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5.89%
Asian
4.94%
Black or African American
5.83%
Hispanic or Latino
0.01%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
45.51%
White
2.76%
Two or more races
2.78%
Unknown
32.15%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$75
Admissions Office Web Address
vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate.html

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$15,234
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$30,702

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
Yes
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
72
Master's (Distance)
8
Doctor's Degree Research
53
Doctor's Degree Professional
2
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
73
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
13
Post Master's Certificate
4
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Administration of Special Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Adult Development and Aging Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
African-American/Black Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Agricultural Economics Master's Degree Yes No
Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agriculture, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Agronomy and Crop Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Master's Degree Yes No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Behavioral Sciences Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Business/Commerce, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication and Media Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Community Organization and Advocacy Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Programming/Programmer, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Construction Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Dairy Science Master's Degree Yes No
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Design and Visual Communications, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Development Economics and International Development Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Dietetics/Dietitian Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree Yes No
Entomology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Environmental Design/Architecture Doctoral – Research Yes No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Ethnic Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Forest Resources Production and Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Forestry, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Historic Preservation and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
History, General Master's Degree Yes No
Homeland Security Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Homeland Security, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Horticultural Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Human Computer Interaction Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial and Product Design Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Information Resources Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Information Science/Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Information Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International Policy Analysis Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
International/Global Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Learning Sciences Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Mining and Mineral Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Natural Resources Management and Policy Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Organizational Leadership Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Political Science and Government, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Polymer/Plastics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Yes
Public Finance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Public/Applied History Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Rhetoric and Composition Doctoral – Research Yes No
Science, Technology and Society Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Social Sciences, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Surveying Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Sustainability Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 2,976 2,219 667 90
With faculty status 2,975 2,219 667 89
Tenured 1,097 1,097 0 0
On tenure track 421 421 0 0
Not on tenure track 1,457 701 667 89
Annual contract 1,457 701 667 89
Without faculty status 1 0 0 1

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$15,234
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$30,702
Financial aid office web address
www.finaid.vt.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$6,520
Typical Board
$5,998
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$15,234$30,702
Full time Fees$2,779$3,383
Part time, per credit hour$846$1,706

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Medicine $58,826 $1,529 $58,826 $1,529
Veterinary Medicine $24,177 $3,979 $55,388 $4,583

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
Yes

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
8,839
43.9% Female
56.1% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.11%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5.89%
Asian
4.94%
Black or African American
5.83%
Hispanic or Latino
0.01%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
45.51%
White
2.76%
Two or more races
2.78%
Unknown
32.15%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 4 6
Asian 301 220
Black Or African American 227 210
Hispanic Or Latino 254 261
Non-resident Alien 1,870 972
White 2,023 2,000
Two Or More Races 125 119
Unknown 154 92

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,801
56.6% Male
43.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
510
57.1% Male
42.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
164
39.6% Male
60.4% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
589
53.0% Male
47.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
13
30.8% Male
69.2% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0131
Phone
540-231-6994
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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